第八回　　　薛寶釵小恙梨香院　賈寶玉大醉絳芸軒 Xue Baochai Falls Ill in Pear Fragrance Court; Jia Baoyu Gets Drunk in Crimson Cloud Studio

話說鳳姐和寶玉回家，見過眾人。This tells how Xifeng and Baoyu returned home and paid their respects to everyone.寶玉先便回明賈母秦鐘要上家塾之事，自己也有了個伴讀的朋友，正好發奮，又著實的稱贊秦鐘的人品行事，最使人怜愛。Baoyu first reported to Grandmother Jia the matter of Qin Zhong going to the family school, and that he himself now had a companion in study, which would be just the thing to spur him to diligence; he also warmly praised Qin Zhong's character and conduct, saying he was the sort of person one could not help but love.鳳姐又在一旁幫著說“過日他還來拜老祖宗”等語，說的賈母喜歡起來。Xifeng chimed in from the side, adding remarks like "in a few days he'll come pay his respects to you, Old Ancestress," until she had Grandmother Jia quite pleased.鳳姐又趁勢請賈母後日過去看戲。Xifeng then seized the moment to invite Grandmother Jia to go watch the opera the day after next.賈母雖年老，卻极有興頭。Old as she was, Grandmother Jia still had a great zest for such things.至後日，又有尤氏來請，遂攜了王夫人林黛玉寶玉等過去看戲。When the day came, You-shi also sent to invite her, and so she took Lady Wang, Lin Daiyu, Baoyu, and the others over to watch the opera.至晌午，賈母便回來歇息了。By noon, Grandmother Jia had gone back to rest.王夫人本是好清淨的，見賈母回來也就回來了。Lady Wang had always preferred quiet, and seeing Grandmother Jia return, she returned as well.然後鳳姐坐了首席，盡歡至晚無話。After that Xifeng took the seat of honor, and the merrymaking continued in full until evening, with nothing further to tell.

話說

huà shuō — 1. It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) 2. to discuss; to recount

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

回家

huí jiā — to return home (HSK 1)

見

jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

先

xiān — 1. beforehand; first; earlier 2. at first; originally 3. for the time being; for now 4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) (HSK 1)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)

明

Míng — 1. Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) 2. surname Ming 3. Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

秦

Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)

鐘

zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

上家

shàng jiā — preceding player (in a game)

塾

shú — private school

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

事

shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

有了

yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

伴

bàn — 1. partner; companion; comrade; associate 2. to accompany (HSK 7-9)

讀

dòu — 1. comma 2. phrase marked by pause (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

朋友

péng you — 1. friend 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

正好

zhèng hǎo — 1. just (in time) 2. just right 3. just enough 4. to happen to 5. to chance to 6. by chance 7. it just so happens that (HSK 2)

發奮

fā fèn — 1. to make an effort 2. to push for sth 3. to work hard

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

著實

zhuó shí — 1. truly 2. indeed 3. severely 4. harshly (HSK 7-9)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

稱

chèn — 1. to fit; to match; to suit 2. (coll.) to have; to possess 3. Taiwan pr. (chèng)

贊

zàn — 1. (bound form) to patronize; to support; to aid 2. (bound form) to praise; to laud

秦

Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)

鐘

zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

人品

rén pǐn — 1. character; moral strength; integrity 2. (coll.) looks; appearance; bearing (HSK 7-9)

行事

xíng shì — 1. to execute 2. to handle 3. behavior 4. action 5. conduct

最

zuì — 1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world") (HSK 1)

使

shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

怜

lián — to pity

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

一旁

yī páng — 1. aside 2. to the side of (HSK 7-9)

幫

bāng — 1. to help 2. to assist 3. to support 4. for sb (i.e. as a help) 5. hired (as worker) 6. side (of pail, boat etc) 7. outer layer 8. upper (of a shoe) 9. group 10. gang 11. clique 12. party 13. secret society (HSK 1)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

拜

bài — 1. to bow to; to pay one's respects 2. (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion) 3. to make a courtesy call 4. (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony 5. to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc) 6. (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)

老

lǎo — 1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 2. old (of people) 3. venerable (person) 4. experienced 5. of long standing 6. always 7. all the time 8. of the past 9. very 10. outdated 11. (of meat etc) tough (HSK 1)

祖宗

zǔ zōng — 1. ancestor 2. forebear (HSK 7-9)

等

děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)

語

yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

喜歡

xǐ huan — to like; to be fond of (HSK 1)

起來

qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

趁勢

chèn shì — 1. to take advantage of a favorable situation 2. to seize an opportunity

請

qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

後日

hòu rì — 1. the day after tomorrow 2. from hence 3. from now 4. from now on 5. henceforth

過去

guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (HSK 2)

看戲

kàn xì — 1. to watch a play 2. to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

雖

suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)

年老

nián lǎo — aged

卻

què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)

极

jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

興頭

xìng tou — 1. keen interest 2. concentrated attention

至

zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)

後日

hòu rì — 1. the day after tomorrow 2. from hence 3. from now 4. from now on 5. henceforth

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

尤

Yóu — surname You

氏

shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

請

qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)

遂

suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)

攜

xié — 1. to carry 2. to take along 3. to bring along 4. to hold (hands) 5. also pr. (xī)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)

林黛玉

Lín Dài yù — Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

等

děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)

過去

guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (HSK 2)

看戲

kàn xì — 1. to watch a play 2. to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd)

至

zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)

晌午

shǎng wu — noon

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

回來

huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)

歇息

xiē xi — 1. to have a rest 2. to stay for the night 3. to go to bed 4. to sleep

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

王

Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)

夫人

fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)

本

běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

清淨

qīng jìng — 1. peaceful 2. quiet 3. tranquil 4. purified of defiling illusion (Buddhism)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

見

jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

回來

huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

回來

huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

然後

rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (HSK 2)

鳳

Fèng — surname Feng

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

首席

shǒu xí — chief (representative, correspondent etc) (HSK 6)

盡歡

jìn huān — to thoroughly enjoy oneself

至

zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)

晚

wǎn — 1. evening 2. night 3. late (HSK 1)

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

話

huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)

话说凤姐和宝玉回家，见过众人。宝玉先便回明贾母秦钟要上家塾之事，自己也有了个伴读的朋友，正好发奋，又著实的称赞秦钟的人品行事，最使人怜爱。凤姐又在一旁帮著说“过日他还来拜老祖宗”等语，说的贾母喜欢起来。凤姐又趁势请贾母后日过去看戏。贾母虽年老，却极有兴头。至后日，又有尤氏来请，遂携了王夫人林黛玉宝玉等过去看戏。至晌午，贾母便回来歇息了。王夫人本是好清净的，见贾母回来也就回来了。然后凤姐坐了首席，尽欢至晚无话。

卻說寶玉因送賈母回來，待賈母歇了中覺，意欲還去看戲取樂，又恐扰的秦氏等人不便，因想起近日薛寶釵在家養病，未去親候，意欲去望他一望。Now, Baoyu, having seen Grandmother Jia home and waited until she had settled into her midday nap, meant to go back and enjoy more of the opera, but feared it would inconvenience Qin-shi and the others by disturbing them; recalling that Xue Baochai had lately been unwell and staying home, and that he had not yet gone in person to inquire after her, he decided to go pay her a visit.若從上房後角門過去，又恐遇見別事纏繞，再或可巧遇見他父親，更為不妥，宁可繞遠路罷了。If he went by the back gate behind the upper apartments, he worried he might run into some other entanglement, or by chance even encounter her father, which would be still more awkward; better, he thought, to take the roundabout way.當下眾嬤嬤丫鬟伺候他換衣服，見他不換，仍出二門去了，眾嬤嬤丫鬟只得跟隨出來，還只當他去那府中看戲。At that the various nurses and maids attending him made to change his clothes, but seeing he would not change, and that he was going straight out through the second gate, the nurses and maids had no choice but to follow him out, still supposing he meant to go to that other mansion to watch the opera.誰知到穿堂，便向東向北繞廳後而去。Who would have guessed that on reaching the covered passage he turned east and then north, going round behind the hall instead.偏頂頭遇見了門下清客相公詹光單聘仁二人走來，一見了寶玉，便都笑著赶上來，一個抱住腰，一個攜著手，都道：“我的菩薩哥兒，我說作了好夢呢，好容易得遇見了你。”說著，請了安，又問好，勞叨半日，方才走開。Just then he happened to run head-on into the two hangers-on retained by the household, Zhan Guang and Shan Pinren, who came toward him; the moment they saw Baoyu they both hurried up laughing, one throwing an arm about his waist, the other taking his hand, saying, "Our Bodhisattva young master! I said I must have had a lucky dream — and here, what luck, we've run into you." So saying, they made their bows and asked after his health, chattering on for a good while before finally taking their leave.老嬤嬤叫住，因問：“二位爺是從老爺跟前來的不是？”二人點頭道：“老爺在夢坡齋小書房里歇中覺呢，不妨事的。”一面說，一面走了。One of the old nurses stopped them to ask, "Are you two gentlemen coming from His Lordship's presence?" The two nodded and said, "His Lordship is resting from his midday nap in the little study at Mengpo Studio — no need to worry." So saying, they went on their way.說的寶玉也笑了。This made even Baoyu laugh.于是轉彎向北奔梨香院來。So he turned the corner and headed north toward Pear Fragrance Court.可巧銀庫房的總領名喚吳新登與倉上的頭目名戴良，還有幾個管事的頭目，共有七個人，從帳房里出來，一見了寶玉，赶來都一齊垂手站住。As it happened, the chief steward of the silver vault, one Wu Xindeng, together with the head of the granary, Dai Liang, and several other stewards in charge of affairs — seven men in all — were just then coming out of the accounts office, and the moment they saw Baoyu they all hurried over and stood with hands folded respectfully.獨有一個買辦名喚錢華，因他多日未見寶玉，忙上來打千兒請安，寶玉忙含笑攜他起來。Only one of them, a purchasing agent named Qian Hua, who had not seen Baoyu in many days, hastened forward and dropped to one knee in greeting; Baoyu quickly and smilingly took his hand and raised him up.眾人都笑說：“前兒在一處看見二爺寫的斗方兒，字法越發好了，多早晚兒賞我們幾張貼貼。”寶玉笑道：“在那里看見了？”眾人道：“好幾處都有，都稱贊的了不得，還和我們尋呢。”寶玉笑道：“不值什麼，你們說與我的小幺兒們就是了。”一面說，一面前走，眾人待他過去，方都各自散了。The others all said with a smile, "The other day we saw a square scroll somewhere with Young Master's writing on it — your calligraphy has come along even better. When might we be given a few sheets to paste up?" Baoyu laughed and asked, "Where did you see it?" They said, "It's to be found in quite a few places, and everyone praises it no end — they were all looking to us to get some too." Baoyu said with a laugh, "It's nothing much — just tell my little pages and that will do." So saying, he walked on, and the men, once he had passed, each went their separate ways.

卻

què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)

送

sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

回來

huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)

待

dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)

賈

Jiǎ — surname Jia

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

歇

xiē — 1. to rest 2. to take a break 3. to stop 4. to halt 5. (dialect) to sleep 6. a moment 7. a short while (HSK 5)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

覺

jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)

意欲

yì yù — 1. to intend to 2. intention; desire

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

看戲

kàn xì — 1. to watch a play 2. to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd)

取樂

qǔ lè — 1. to find amusement 2. to amuse oneself

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

恐

kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear

扰

rǎo — to disturb

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

秦

Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)

氏

shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures

等

děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

不便

bù biàn — 1. inconvenient 2. inappropriate 3. unsuitable 4. short of cash (HSK 6)

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)

想起

xiǎng qǐ — 1. to recall 2. to think of 3. to call to mind (HSK 2)

近日

jìn rì — 1. (in) the past few days 2. recently 3. (within) the next few days (HSK 6)

薛寶釵

Xuē Bǎo chāi — Xue Baochai, female character in Dream of Red Mansions, married to Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉

在家

zài jiā — 1. to be at home 2. (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差 (chū chāi)) 3. (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家 (chū jiā)) (HSK 1)

養病

yǎng bìng — 1. to recuperate 2. to convalesce 3. to take care of one's health after illness

未

wèi — 1. not yet 2. did not 3. have not 4. not 5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep 6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210° (HSK 7-9)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

親

qīn — 1. parent 2. one's own (flesh and blood) 3. relative 4. related 5. marriage 6. bride 7. close 8. intimate 9. in person 10. first-hand 11. in favor of 12. pro- 13. to kiss 14. (Internet slang) dear (HSK 3)

候

hòu — 1. to wait 2. to inquire after 3. to watch 4. season 5. climate 6. (old) period of five days

意欲

yì yù — 1. to intend to 2. intention; desire

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

望

wàng — 1. full moon 2. to hope 3. to expect 4. to visit 5. to gaze (into the distance) 6. to look towards 7. towards (HSK 7-9)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

望

wàng — 1. full moon 2. to hope 3. to expect 4. to visit 5. to gaze (into the distance) 6. to look towards 7. towards (HSK 7-9)

若

rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

上房

shàng fáng — see 正房 (zhèng fáng)

後

hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)

角門

jiǎo mén — corner gate

過去

guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (HSK 2)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

恐

kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear

遇見

yù jiàn — to meet (HSK 4)

別

Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)

事

shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)

纏繞

chán rào — 1. twisting 2. to twine 3. to wind 4. to pester 5. to bother

再

zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)

或

huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)

可巧

kě qiǎo — by happy coincidence

遇見

yù jiàn — to meet (HSK 4)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

父親

fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

更為

gèng wéi — even more

不妥

bù tuǒ — 1. not proper 2. inappropriate

宁可

nìng kě — 1. preferably 2. one would prefer to...(or not to...) 3. would rather 4. (would) be better to 5. (to pick) the lesser of two evils (HSK 7-9)

繞

rào — 1. to wind 2. to coil (thread) 3. to rotate around 4. to spiral 5. to move around 6. to go round (an obstacle) 7. to by-pass 8. to make a detour 9. to confuse 10. to perplex (HSK 5)

遠

yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)

路

Lù — surname Lu (HSK 1)

罷了

bà le — a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) (HSK 6)

當下

dāng xià — 1. immediately 2. at once 3. at that moment 4. at the moment (HSK 7-9)

眾

Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives

嬤嬤

mó mo — 1. (dialect) elderly lady 2. wet nurse 3. Catholic nun

丫鬟

yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid

伺候

cì hou — to serve; to wait upon (HSK 7-9)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

換

huàn — 1. to exchange 2. to change (clothes etc) 3. to substitute 4. to switch 5. to convert (currency) (HSK 2)

衣服

yī fu — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)

見

jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

換

huàn — 1. to exchange 2. to change (clothes etc) 3. to substitute 4. to switch 5. to convert (currency) (HSK 2)

仍

réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (HSK 3)

出

chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

眾

Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives

嬤嬤

mó mo — 1. (dialect) elderly lady 2. wet nurse 3. Catholic nun

丫鬟

yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid

只得

zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)

跟隨

gēn suí — to follow (HSK 5)

出來

chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

只當

zhǐ dàng — 1. (coll.) to take (sth) as …; to treat as …; to assume; to act as if … 2. Taiwan pr. (zhǐ dāng)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

府

fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)

中看

zhōng kàn — 1. pleasant to the eye 2. Taiwan pr. (zhòng kàn)

戲

xì — 1. trick 2. drama 3. play 4. show 5. classifier: 齣 (chū), 場 (chǎng), 臺 (tái) (HSK 5)

誰知

shéi zhī — 1. who would have thought 2. unexpectedly

到

dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)

穿

chuān — 1. to bore through; to pierce; to perforate 2. to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street) 3. to thread; to string together 4. to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.) 5. verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion (HSK 1)

堂

táng — 1. (main) hall 2. large room for a specific purpose 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) 4. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family 5. of the same clan 6. classifier for classes, lectures etc 7. classifier for sets of furniture (HSK 7-9)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

向

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)

東

Dōng — surname Dong (HSK 1)

向

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)

北

běi — 1. north 2. (classical) to be defeated (HSK 1)

繞

rào — 1. to wind 2. to coil (thread) 3. to rotate around 4. to spiral 5. to move around 6. to go round (an obstacle) 7. to by-pass 8. to make a detour 9. to confuse 10. to perplex (HSK 5)

廳

tīng — 1. (reception) hall 2. living room 3. office 4. provincial government department (HSK 5)

後

hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

偏

piān — 1. to lean 2. to slant 3. oblique 4. prejudiced 5. to deviate from average 6. to stray from the intended line 7. stubbornly 8. contrary to expectations (HSK 6)

頂頭

dǐng tóu — 1. to come directly towards one 2. top 3. immediate (superior)

遇見

yù jiàn — to meet (HSK 4)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

下

xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)

清

Qīng — 1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) 2. surname Qing (HSK 6)

客

kè — 1. customer; visitor; guest 2. classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)

相公

xiàng gong — 1. lord 2. master 3. young gentleman 4. male prostitute 5. catamite 6. mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes 7. (old form of address for one's husband) husband

詹

Zhān — surname Zhan

光

guāng — 1. light; ray (classifier: 道 (dào)) 2. bright; shiny 3. only; merely 4. used up; finished 5. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered (HSK 3)

單

Shàn — surname Shan (HSK 4)

聘

pìn — 1. to employ; to appoint 2. (bound form) to betroth 3. (coll.) (of a woman) to get married; to be marrried off 4. (literary) to visit another state as an envoy on a diplomatic mission 5. Taiwan pr. (pìng) (HSK 7-9)

仁

rén — 1. humane 2. kernel

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

走

zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

見

jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

赶上

gǎn shàng — 1. to keep up with 2. to catch up with 3. to overtake 4. to chance upon 5. in time for (HSK 6)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

一個

yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

抱

bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)

住

zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay 2. to stop; to cease 3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)

腰

yāo — 1. the waist and lower back 2. (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food) 3. the waist of trousers or a skirt 4. (metonym) money pouch; pocket 5. (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc) (HSK 4)

一個

yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

攜

xié — 1. to carry 2. to take along 3. to bring along 4. to hold (hands) 5. also pr. (xī)

著手

zhuó shǒu — 1. to put one's hand to it 2. to start out on a task 3. to set out (HSK 7-9)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

菩薩

pú sà — (Buddhism) bodhisattva (HSK 7-9)

哥兒

gē r — 1. brothers 2. boys

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

作

zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

夢

mèng — 1. dream (classifier: 場 (cháng)) 2. (bound form) to dream (HSK 4)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

好容易

hǎo róng yì — 1. (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty 2. to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc) 3. (literal usage) so easy

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

遇見

yù jiàn — to meet (HSK 4)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

請

qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

安

Ān — surname An (HSK 4)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

問好

wèn hǎo — 1. to say hello to 2. to send one's regards to

勞

Láo — surname Lao

叨

dāo — garrulous

半

bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)

方才

fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then

走開

zǒu kāi — 1. to leave; to walk away; to beat it 2. to move aside (HSK 2)

老

lǎo — 1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 2. old (of people) 3. venerable (person) 4. experienced 5. of long standing 6. always 7. all the time 8. of the past 9. very 10. outdated 11. (of meat etc) tough (HSK 1)

嬤嬤

mó mo — 1. (dialect) elderly lady 2. wet nurse 3. Catholic nun

叫

jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)

住

zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay 2. to stop; to cease 3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

位

wèi — 1. position 2. location 3. place 4. seat 5. classifier for people (honorific) 6. classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) 7. (physics) potential (HSK 2)

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

老爺

lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather

跟前

gēn qián — 1. the front (of) 2. (in) front 3. (in) sb's presence 4. just before (a date) (HSK 5)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

點頭

diǎn tóu — to nod (HSK 2)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

老爺

lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

夢

mèng — 1. dream (classifier: 場 (cháng)) 2. (bound form) to dream (HSK 4)

坡

pō — 1. slope 2. classifier: 個 (gè) 3. sloping 4. slanted (HSK 6)

齋

zhāi — 1. to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc 2. vegetarian diet 3. study room 4. building 5. to give alms (to a monk)

小

xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)

書房

shū fáng — 1. study (room) 2. studio 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 6)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

歇

xiē — 1. to rest 2. to take a break 3. to stop 4. to halt 5. (dialect) to sleep 6. a moment 7. a short while (HSK 5)

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

覺

jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

不妨

bù fáng — there is no harm in; might as well (HSK 7-9)

事

shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

一面

yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

一面

yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)

走

zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

于是

yú shì — thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence (HSK 4)

轉彎

zhuǎn wān — 1. to turn 2. to go around a corner (HSK 4)

向

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)

北

běi — 1. north 2. (classical) to be defeated (HSK 1)

奔

bēn — 1. to hurry 2. to rush 3. to run quickly 4. to elope (HSK 7-9)

梨

lí — 1. pear 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

院

yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

可巧

kě qiǎo — by happy coincidence

銀

yín — 1. silver 2. silver-colored 3. relating to money or currency (HSK 3)

庫房

kù fáng — 1. storeroom 2. warehouse

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

總

zǒng — 1. (bound form) general; overall 2. to sum up 3. in every case; always; invariably 4. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later 5. surely 6. (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理 (zǒng jīng lǐ) or 總編 (zǒng biān) etc (HSK 3)

領

lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)

名

míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)

喚

huàn — to call

吳

Wú — 1. surname Wu 2. area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai 3. name of states in southern China at different historical periods

新

Xīn — 1. abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 (Xīn jiāng) 2. abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 (Xīn jiā pō) 3. surname Xin (HSK 1)

登

dēng — 1. to scale (a height) 2. to ascend 3. to mount 4. to publish or record 5. to enter (e.g. in a register) 6. to press down with the foot 7. to step or tread on 8. to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) 9. to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) (HSK 4)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

倉

cāng — 1. barn 2. granary 3. storehouse 4. cabin 5. hold (in ship)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

頭目

tóu mù — 1. ringleader 2. gang leader 3. chieftain

名

míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)

戴

Dài — surname Dai (HSK 4)

良

liáng — 1. good 2. very 3. very much (HSK 7-9)

還有

hái yǒu — 1. there still remain(s); there is (or are) still 2. in addition (HSK 1)

幾個

jǐ ge — 1. a few 2. several 3. how many

管

Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)

事

shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

頭目

tóu mù — 1. ringleader 2. gang leader 3. chieftain

共有

gòng yǒu — 1. in total there are ... 2. to own jointly (HSK 3)

七

qī — 1. seven 2. 7 (HSK 1)

個人

gè rén — an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own (HSK 3)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

帳

zhàng — 1. (bound form) curtain; tent; canopy 2. variant of 賬 (zhàng)

房

Fáng — surname Fang

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

出來

chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

見

jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

赶

gǎn — 1. to overtake; to catch up with 2. to hurry; to rush 3. to try to catch (the bus etc) 4. to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away 5. to avail oneself of (an opportunity) 6. until; by (a certain time) (HSK 3)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

一齊

yī qí — 1. at the same time 2. simultaneously (HSK 6)

垂

chuí — 1. to hang (down) 2. droop 3. dangle 4. bend down 5. hand down 6. bequeath 7. nearly 8. almost 9. to approach (HSK 7-9)

手

shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)

站住

zhàn zhù — 1. to come to a stop; to halt 2. to keep one's footing; to stay upright 3. (fig.) to hold one's ground; to gain a firm foothold 4. (of an assertion etc) to hold up; to be tenable (HSK 2)

獨有

dú yǒu — 1. to own exclusively; unique to; specific 2. there is only

一個

yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

買辦

mǎi bàn — comprador

名

míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)

喚

huàn — to call

錢

Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)

華

Huá — abbr. for China

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

多

duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)

未

wèi — 1. not yet 2. did not 3. have not 4. not 5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep 6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210° (HSK 7-9)

見

jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

忙

máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)

上來

shàng lái — 1. to come up 2. to approach 3. (verb complement indicating success) (HSK 3)

打千

dǎ qiān — genuflection, a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

請安

qǐng ān — 1. to pay respects 2. to wish good health 3. in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千 (dǎ qiān))

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

忙

máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)

含笑

hán xiào — to have a smile on one's face

攜

xié — 1. to carry 2. to take along 3. to bring along 4. to hold (hands) 5. also pr. (xī)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

起來

qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

前兒

qián r — 1. before 2. day before yesterday

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

處

chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)

看見

kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

寫

xiě — to write (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

斗

Dǒu — abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星 (Běi dǒu xīng) (HSK 7-9)

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

字

zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)

法

Fǎ — 1. France 2. French 3. abbr. for 法國 (Fǎ guó) 4. Taiwan pr. (Fà) (HSK 4)

越發

yuè fā — 1. increasingly 2. more and more 3. ever more 4. all the more (HSK 7-9)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

多早晚

duō zǎo wǎn — when?

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

賞

shǎng — 1. to bestow (a reward) 2. to give (to an inferior) 3. to hand down 4. a reward (bestowed by a superior) 5. to appreciate (beauty) (HSK 4)

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)

幾

jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)

張貼

zhāng tiē — 1. to post (a notice) 2. to advertise (HSK 7-9)

貼

tiē — 1. to stick 2. to paste 3. to post (e.g. on a blog) 4. to keep close to 5. to fit snugly 6. to subsidize 7. allowance (e.g. money for food or housing) 8. sticker 9. classifier for sticking plaster: strip (HSK 4)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

看見

kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

好幾

hǎo jǐ — 1. several 2. quite a few

處

chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

稱

chèn — 1. to fit; to match; to suit 2. (coll.) to have; to possess 3. Taiwan pr. (chèng)

贊

zàn — 1. (bound form) to patronize; to support; to aid 2. (bound form) to praise; to laud

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

了不得

liǎo bu de — 1. terrific 2. terrible 3. (after 得 (de)) very

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)

尋

xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

不值

bù zhí — not worth (HSK 6)

什麼

shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

小

xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)

幺

Yāo — surname Yao

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

們

men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

就是

jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

一面

yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

一面

yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)

前

qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)

走

zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

待

dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

過去

guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (HSK 2)

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

各自

gè zì — 1. each 2. respective 3. apiece (HSK 3)

散

sǎn — 1. scattered 2. loose 3. to come loose 4. to fall apart 5. leisurely 6. powdered medicine (HSK 4)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

却说宝玉因送贾母回来，待贾母歇了中觉，意欲还去看戏取乐，又恐扰的秦氏等人不便，因想起近日薛宝钗在家养病，未去亲候，意欲去望他一望。若从上房后角门过去，又恐遇见别事缠绕，再或可巧遇见他父亲，更为不妥，宁可绕远路罢了。当下众嬷嬷丫鬟伺候他换衣服，见他不换，仍出二门去了，众嬷嬷丫鬟只得跟随出来，还只当他去那府中看戏。谁知到穿堂，便向东向北绕厅后而去。偏顶头遇见了门下清客相公詹光单聘仁二人走来，一见了宝玉，便都笑著赶上来，一个抱住腰，一个携著手，都道：“我的菩萨哥儿，我说作了好梦呢，好容易得遇见了你。”说著，请了安，又问好，劳叨半日，方才走开。老嬷嬷叫住，因问：“二位爷是从老爷跟前来的不是？”二人点头道：“老爷在梦坡斋小书房里歇中觉呢，不妨事的。”一面说，一面走了。说的宝玉也笑了。于是转弯向北奔梨香院来。可巧银库房的总领名唤吴新登与仓上的头目名戴良，还有几个管事的头目，共有七个人，从帐房里出来，一见了宝玉，赶来都一齐垂手站住。独有一个买办名唤钱华，因他多日未见宝玉，忙上来打千儿请安，宝玉忙含笑携他起来。众人都笑说：“前儿在一处看见二爷写的斗方儿，字法越发好了，多早晚儿赏我们几张贴贴。”宝玉笑道：“在那里看见了？”众人道：“好几处都有，都称赞的了不得，还和我们寻呢。”宝玉笑道：“不值什么，你们说与我的小幺儿们就是了。”一面说，一面前走，众人待他过去，方都各自散了。

閒言少述，且說寶玉來至梨香院中，先入薛姨媽室中來，正見薛姨媽打點針黹與丫鬟們呢。To pass over the idle talk — Baoyu now arrived at Pear Fragrance Court, and went first into Aunt Xue's room, where he found her just then busy overseeing needlework with her maids.寶玉忙請了安，薛姨媽忙一把拉了他，抱入怀內，笑說：“這們冷天，我的兒，難為你想著來，快上炕來坐著罷。”命人倒滾滾的茶來。Baoyu hastily made his bow, and Aunt Xue at once pulled him close and took him into her arms, saying with a smile, "Such cold weather, my child, and you still thought to come — it's good of you. Come up on the kang and sit." She had someone pour him a cup of freshly boiled tea.寶玉因問：“哥哥不在家？”薛姨媽歎道：“他是沒籠頭的馬，天天忙不了，那里肯在家一日。”寶玉道：“姐姐可大安了？”薛姨媽道：“可是呢，你前兒又想著打發人來瞧他。Baoyu then asked, "Isn't your son at home?" Aunt Xue sighed, "He's like a horse with no bridle, too busy every single day to stay home even one day." Baoyu said, "Is your daughter quite recovered now?" Aunt Xue said, "So it happens you thought again to send someone to look in on her the other day.他在里間不是，你去瞧他，里間比這里暖和，那里坐著，我收拾收拾就進去和你說話兒。”寶玉聽說，忙下了炕來至里間門前，只見吊著半舊的紅紬軟帘。She's right in the inner room — go see her, it's warmer in there than out here. Sit there a while, and once I've tidied up a bit I'll come in and talk with you." Hearing this, Baoyu hurried down off the kang to the door of the inner room, where he saw a half-worn portière of soft red silk hanging.寶玉掀帘一邁步進去，先就看見薛寶釵坐在炕上作針線，頭上挽著漆黑油光的䰖兒，蜜合色棉襖，玫瑰紫二色金銀鼠比肩褂，蔥黃綾棉裙，一色半新不舊，看去不覺奢華。Baoyu lifted the portière and stepped inside, and the first thing he saw was Xue Baochai sitting on the kang doing needlework, her hair coiled up in a lacquer-black, glossy chignon, wearing a honey-colored quilted jacket, a rose-and-purple vest trimmed with gold-and-silver squirrel fur, and a scallion-yellow damask quilted skirt — all of it neither wholly new nor old in the same tone, so that looking at it one felt nothing of extravagance.唇不點而紅，眉不畫而翠，臉若銀盆，眼如水杏。Her lips were red without rouge, her brows dark without paint; her face was like a silver basin, her eyes like water-caltrop blossoms.罕言寡語，人謂藏愚，安分隨時，自云守拙。Sparing of words, she let others think her simple-minded; content to keep her place and go along with the times, she called it, in her own words, guarding her plainness.寶玉一面看，一面問：“姐姐可大愈了？”寶釵抬頭只見寶玉進來，連忙起身含笑答說：“已經大好了，倒多謝記挂著。”說著，讓他在炕沿上坐了，即命鶯兒斟茶來。As Baoyu looked her over, he asked, "Are you quite recovered, sister?" Baochai raised her head, and seeing Baoyu come in, rose at once with a smile and answered, "Already much better, thank you for keeping me in your thoughts." So saying, she had him sit on the edge of the kang and at once told Yingr to pour tea.一面又問老太太姨娘安，別的姐妹們都好。At the same time she asked after Grandmother Jia's and her aunt's health, and whether the other young ladies were all well.一面看寶玉頭上戴著纍絲嵌寶紫金冠，額上勒著二龍搶珠金抹額，身上穿著秋香色立蟒白狐腋箭袖，系著五色蝴蝶鸞絛，項上挂著長命鎖，記名符，另外有一塊落草時銜下來的寶玉。As she spoke she also noticed that Baoyu wore on his head a gold coronet inlaid with gems and worked in filigree thread, and across his forehead a gold fillet in the shape of two dragons snatching a pearl; on his body he wore an archer's sleeved robe of aromatic sedge color with white fox fur under the arms, girdled with a five-colored sash embroidered with butterflies and simurghs; about his neck hung a long-life lock, an amulet recording his name in the temple registers, and besides these a piece of jade that he had been born with in his mouth.寶釵因笑說道：“成日家說你的這玉，究竟未曾細細的賞鑒，我今兒倒要瞧瞧。”說著便挪近前來。At this Baochai said with a smile, "I've heard people talk about this jade of yours every day, but I've never yet had a good close look at it — let me examine it properly today." So saying, she moved in closer.寶玉亦湊了上去，從項上摘了下來，遞在寶釵手內。Baoyu too leaned in, took it off from around his neck, and placed it in Baochai's hand.寶釵托于掌上，只見大如雀卵，燦若明霞，瑩潤如酥，五色花紋纏護。Baochai held it in her palm and saw that it was as large as a sparrow's egg, radiant as the morning glow, glossy and lustrous as congealed cream, wound about with veins of five colors.這就是大荒山中青埂峰下的那塊頑石的幻相。This was none other than the transfigured semblance of that block of unwanted stone from beneath Blue Ridge Peak on Boundless Mountain.後人曾有詩嘲云：A later poet once mocked it in verse, saying:

閒

jiān — variant of 間 (jiān) (HSK 5)

言

yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk

少

shǎo — 1. few 2. less 3. to lack 4. to be missing 5. to stop (doing sth) 6. seldom (HSK 1)

述

shù — (bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate

且說

qiě shuō — thus

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

至

zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)

梨

lí — 1. pear 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

院

yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

先

xiān — 1. beforehand; first; earlier 2. at first; originally 3. for the time being; for now 4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) (HSK 1)

入

rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)

薛

Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)

姨媽

yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt

室

Shì — surname Shi (HSK 3)

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

正

zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)

見

jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)

薛

Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)

姨媽

yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt

打點

dǎ dian — 1. to bribe 2. to get (luggage) ready 3. to put in order 4. to organize things 5. (baseball) RBI (run batted in)

針

zhēn — 1. needle 2. pin 3. injection 4. stitch 5. classifier: 根 (gēn), 支 (zhī) (HSK 4)

黹

zhǐ — embroidery

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

丫鬟

yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid

們

men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

忙

máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)

請

qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

安

Ān — surname An (HSK 4)

薛

Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)

姨媽

yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt

忙

máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

拉

lā — 1. to pull 2. to play (a bowed instrument) 3. to drag 4. to draw 5. to chat 6. (coll.) to empty one's bowels (HSK 2)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

抱

bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)

入

rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)

怀

Huái — surname Huai

內

nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

們

men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

冷天

lěng tiān — cold day

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

難為

nán wei — 1. to bother 2. to press sb, usu. to do sth 3. it's a tough job 4. sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

快

kuài — 1. rapid 2. quick 3. speed 4. rate 5. soon 6. almost 7. to make haste 8. clever 9. sharp (of knives or wits) 10. forthright 11. plainspoken 12. gratified 13. pleased 14. pleasant (HSK 1)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

炕

kàng — 1. kang (a heatable brick bed) 2. to bake 3. to dry by the heat of a fire

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

罷

bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish

命

mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

倒

dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)

滾滾

Gǔn gǔn — nickname for a panda

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

茶

chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

哥哥

gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

不在

bù zài — 1. not to be present 2. to be out 3. (euphemism) to pass away 4. to be deceased

家

jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

薛

Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)

姨媽

yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt

歎

tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

沒

méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)

籠頭

lóng tou — 1. headstall 2. bridle

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

馬

Mǎ — 1. surname Ma 2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 (Mǎ lái xī yà) (HSK 3)

天天

tiān tiān — every day

忙

máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)

不了

bù le — no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

肯

kěn — 1. to agree; to consent 2. to be willing to (HSK 6)

在家

zài jiā — 1. to be at home 2. (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差 (chū chāi)) 3. (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家 (chū jiā)) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

姐姐

jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

可

kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)

大安

Dà ān — Da'an, the name of a numerous entities, including districts of several cities, and a county-level city 大安市 (Dà ān Shì) in Baicheng 白城市 (Bái chéng Shì), Jilin

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

薛

Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)

姨媽

yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

可是

kě shì — 1. but; however 2. (used for emphasis) indeed (HSK 2)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

前兒

qián r — 1. before 2. day before yesterday

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

打發

dǎ fa — 1. to dispatch sb to do sth 2. to make sb leave 3. to pass (the time) 4. (old) to make arrangements 5. (old) to bestow (alms etc) (HSK 6)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

瞧

qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

間

jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

瞧

qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

間

jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)

比

Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

暖和

nuǎn huo — 1. warm 2. nice and warm (HSK 3)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

收拾

shōu shi — 1. to put in order 2. to tidy up 3. to pack 4. to repair 5. (coll.) to sort sb out 6. to fix sb (HSK 5)

收拾

shōu shi — 1. to put in order 2. to tidy up 3. to pack 4. to repair 5. (coll.) to sort sb out 6. to fix sb (HSK 5)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

進去

jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

說話

shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

聽說

tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (HSK 2)

忙

máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)

下

xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

炕

kàng — 1. kang (a heatable brick bed) 2. to bake 3. to dry by the heat of a fire

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

至

zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

間

jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)

門前

mén qián — in front of the door

只見

zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)

吊

diào — 1. to suspend 2. to hang up 3. to hang a person (HSK 6)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

半

bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)

舊

jiù — 1. old 2. opposite: new 新 3. former 4. worn (with age) (HSK 3)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

紬

chóu — silk

軟

ruǎn — 1. soft 2. flexible (HSK 5)

帘

lián — 1. flag used as a shop sign 2. variant of 簾 (lián)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

掀

xiān — 1. to lift (a lid) 2. to rock 3. to convulse (HSK 7-9)

帘

lián — 1. flag used as a shop sign 2. variant of 簾 (lián)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

邁步

mài bù — to take a step; to step forward

進去

jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)

先

xiān — 1. beforehand; first; earlier 2. at first; originally 3. for the time being; for now 4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) (HSK 1)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

看見

kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)

薛寶釵

Xuē Bǎo chāi — Xue Baochai, female character in Dream of Red Mansions, married to Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

炕

kàng — 1. kang (a heatable brick bed) 2. to bake 3. to dry by the heat of a fire

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

作

zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)

針線

zhēn xiàn — 1. needle and thread 2. needlework

頭上

tóu shàng — 1. overhead 2. above

挽

wǎn — 1. to pull 2. to draw (a cart or a bow) 3. to roll up 4. to coil 5. to carry on the arm 6. to lament the dead 7. (fig.) to pull against 8. to recover (HSK 7-9)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

漆黑

qī hēi — pitch-black

油光

yóu guāng — 1. glossy 2. gleaming 3. shiny (due to greasiness) 4. slick 5. greasy 6. oily

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

蜜

mì — honey (HSK 7-9)

合

gě — 1. 100 ml 2. one-tenth of a peck 3. measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 (HSK 3)

色

sè — 1. color 2. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) 3. look 4. appearance 5. sex (HSK 4)

棉襖

mián ǎo — cotton-padded jacket

玫瑰

méi guī — 1. rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa) (classifier: 棵 (kē)) 2. rose flower (classifier: 朵 (duǒ)) (HSK 7-9)

紫

zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

色

sè — 1. color 2. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) 3. look 4. appearance 5. sex (HSK 4)

金銀

jīn yín — gold and silver

鼠

shǔ — (bound form) rat; mouse (HSK 5)

比肩

bǐ jiān — 1. to be shoulder to shoulder 2. (fig.) to be as good as; to match 3. Taiwan pr. (bì jiān)

褂

guà — (bound form) Chinese-style unlined garment; gown

蔥黃

cōng huáng — yellow green

綾

líng — 1. damask 2. thin silk

棉

mián — 1. generic term for cotton or kapok 2. cotton 3. padded or quilted with cotton (HSK 6)

裙

qún — (bound form) skirt

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

色

sè — 1. color 2. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) 3. look 4. appearance 5. sex (HSK 4)

半

bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)

新

Xīn — 1. abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 (Xīn jiāng) 2. abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 (Xīn jiā pō) 3. surname Xin (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

舊

jiù — 1. old 2. opposite: new 新 3. former 4. worn (with age) (HSK 3)

看

kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

不覺

bù jué — unconsciously

奢華

shē huá — 1. luxurious 2. sumptuous 3. lavish

唇

chún — lip

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

點

diǎn — 1. to touch briefly; to tap 2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) 3. to order (food etc); to select 4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) 5. to hint at; to imply 6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops 7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite 8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down 9. point; dot; spot; speck 10. dot stroke in Chinese characters 11. (math.) decimal point 12. point in time or space 13. (after a number) o'clock 14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more 15. classifier for small amounts (HSK 1)

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

眉

méi — 1. eyebrow 2. upper margin

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

畫

huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (HSK 2)

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

翠

cuì — 1. bluish-green 2. green jade

臉

liǎn — 1. face 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

若

rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)

銀

yín — 1. silver 2. silver-colored 3. relating to money or currency (HSK 3)

盆

pén — 1. basin 2. flower pot 3. unit of volume equal to 12 斗 (dǒu) and 8 升 (shēng), approx 128 liters 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)

眼

yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)

如

rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)

水

Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)

杏

xìng — 1. apricot 2. (bound form) almond

罕

hǎn — rare

言

yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk

寡

guǎ — 1. few 2. scant 3. widowed

語

yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

謂

Wèi — surname Wei

藏

Zàng — 1. Tibetan ethnic group 2. Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區 (Xī zàng Zì zhì qū)) (HSK 6)

愚

yú — 1. to be stupid 2. to cheat or deceive 3. me or I (modest)

安分

ān fèn — 1. content with one's lot 2. knowing one's place

隨時

suí shí — 1. at any time; at all times 2. at the right time; whenever necessary (HSK 2)

自

zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)

云

yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)

守拙

shǒu zhuō — to remain honest and poor

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

一面

yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)

看

kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)

一面

yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

姐姐

jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

可

kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)

大

dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)

愈

yù — 1. the more...(the more...) 2. to recover 3. to heal 4. better

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

抬頭

tái tóu — 1. to raise one's head; to look up 2. (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth 3. (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc (HSK 5)

只見

zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

連忙

lián máng — promptly; at once (HSK 3)

起身

qǐ shēn — 1. to get up 2. to leave 3. to set forth

含笑

hán xiào — to have a smile on one's face

答

dā — bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答 (dá), used in 答應 (dā ying), 答理 (dā li) etc (HSK 5)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

大

dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

倒

dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)

多謝

duō xiè — 1. many thanks 2. thanks a lot

記

jì — 1. to record 2. to note 3. to memorize 4. to remember 5. mark 6. sign 7. classifier for blows, kicks, shots (HSK 1)

挂

guà — 1. to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc) 2. to hang up (the phone) 3. (of a line) to be dead 4. to be worried; to be concerned 5. (dialect) to make a phone call 6. to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor) 7. (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam) 8. classifier for sets or clusters of objects (HSK 3)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

讓

ràng — 1. to yield 2. to permit 3. to let sb do sth 4. to have sb do sth 5. to make sb (feel sad etc) 6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

炕

kàng — 1. kang (a heatable brick bed) 2. to bake 3. to dry by the heat of a fire

沿

yán — 1. along 2. to follow (a line, tradition etc) 3. to carry on 4. to trim (a border with braid, tape etc) 5. border 6. edge (HSK 6)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

即

jí — 1. namely 2. that is 3. i.e. 4. prompt 5. at once 6. at present 7. even if 8. prompted (by the occasion) 9. to approach 10. to come into contact 11. to assume (office) 12. to draw near (HSK 7-9)

命

mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)

鶯

yīng — oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

斟

zhēn — 1. to pour 2. to deliberate

茶

chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

一面

yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

老太太

lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)

姨娘

yí niáng — 1. maternal aunt 2. father's concubine (old)

安

Ān — surname An (HSK 4)

別的

bié de — 1. else 2. other (HSK 1)

姐妹

jiě mèi — 1. sisters 2. siblings 3. sister (school, city etc) (HSK 4)

們

men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

一面

yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)

看

kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

頭上

tóu shàng — 1. overhead 2. above

戴

Dài — surname Dai (HSK 4)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

纍

léi — 1. rope 2. to bind together 3. to twist around (HSK 1)

絲

sī — 1. silk 2. thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips 3. classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc (HSK 7-9)

嵌

kǎn — see 赤嵌樓 (Chì kǎn lóu)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

紫金

Zǐ jīn — see 紫金縣 (Zǐ jīn Xiàn)

冠

Guàn — surname Guan

額

é — 1. forehead 2. horizontal tablet or inscribed board 3. specified number or amount

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

勒

lè — 1. (literary) bridle; halter; headstall 2. to rein in 3. to compel; to force 4. (literary) to carve; to engrave 5. (literary) to command; to lead (an army etc) 6. (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯 (lè kè sī)) (HSK 7-9)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

龍

Lóng — surname Long (HSK 3)

搶

qiāng — 1. (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) 2. opposite in direction; contrary (HSK 5)

珠

zhū — 1. bead 2. pearl 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)

金

Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)

抹

mā — to wipe (HSK 7-9)

額

é — 1. forehead 2. horizontal tablet or inscribed board 3. specified number or amount

身上

shēn shang — 1. on the body 2. at hand 3. among (HSK 1)

穿著

chuān zhuó — attire; clothes; dress (HSK 7-9)

秋

Qiū — surname Qiu

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

色

sè — 1. color 2. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) 3. look 4. appearance 5. sex (HSK 4)

立

Lì — surname Li (HSK 5)

蟒

mǎng — python

白狐

bái hú — arctic fox

腋

yè — (bound form) armpit; axilla; axil

箭

jiàn — 1. arrow 2. classifier: 支 (zhī) (HSK 6)

袖

xiù — 1. sleeve 2. to tuck inside one's sleeve

系

xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

五色

wǔ sè — 1. multicolored 2. the rainbow 3. garish

蝴蝶

hú dié — 1. butterfly 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī)

鸞

luán — mythical bird related to phoenix

絛

dí — see 絛綸 (dí lún)

項

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 4)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

挂

guà — 1. to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc) 2. to hang up (the phone) 3. (of a line) to be dead 4. to be worried; to be concerned 5. (dialect) to make a phone call 6. to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor) 7. (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam) 8. classifier for sets or clusters of objects (HSK 3)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

長

cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)

命

mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)

鎖

suǒ — 1. to lock; to lock up 2. a lock (classifier: 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)

記

jì — 1. to record 2. to note 3. to memorize 4. to remember 5. mark 6. sign 7. classifier for blows, kicks, shots (HSK 1)

名

míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)

符

Fú — surname Fu

另外

lìng wài — 1. additional 2. in addition 3. besides 4. separate 5. other 6. moreover 7. furthermore (HSK 3)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

一塊

yī kuài — 1. a piece; a chunk 2. (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這 (zhè)) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感這一塊 (qíng gǎn zhè yī kuài) "the emotional aspect (of it)") 3. (coll.) one yuan; a dollar 4. together; in the same place; in company

落草

luò cǎo — 1. to take to the woods to become an outlaw 2. (dialect) to be born (Etymology: in former times, a bed of straw or grass was used as padding during childbirth)

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

銜

xián — 1. bit (of a bridle) 2. to hold in the mouth 3. to harbor (feelings) 4. to link 5. to accept 6. rank 7. title

下來

xià lai — 1. to come down 2. (completed action marker) 3. (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) 4. (indicates continuation from the past towards us) 5. to be harvested (of crops) 6. to be over (of a period of time) 7. to go among the masses (said of leaders) (HSK 3)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

說道

shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)

成日

chéng rì — 1. all day long 2. the whole day 3. the whole time

家

jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

究竟

jiū jìng — 1. to go to the bottom of a matter 2. after all 3. when all is said and done 4. (in an interrogative sentence) finally 5. outcome 6. result (HSK 4)

未曾

wèi céng — hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever

細細

xì xì — 1. attentive 2. careful

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

賞鑒

shǎng jiàn — to appreciate (a work of art)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

今兒

jīn r — (coll.) today

倒

dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

瞧

qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)

瞧

qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

挪

nuó — 1. to shift 2. to move (HSK 7-9)

近前

jìn qián — 1. to come close 2. to get near to 3. front

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

湊

còu — 1. to gather together, pool or collect 2. to happen by chance 3. to move close to 4. to exploit an opportunity (HSK 7-9)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

上去

shàng qù — to go up (HSK 3)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

項

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 4)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

摘

zhāi — 1. to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) 2. to select; to pick out 3. to borrow money at a time of urgent need (HSK 5)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

下來

xià lai — 1. to come down 2. (completed action marker) 3. (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) 4. (indicates continuation from the past towards us) 5. to be harvested (of crops) 6. to be over (of a period of time) 7. to go among the masses (said of leaders) (HSK 3)

遞

dì — 1. to hand over; to pass on; to deliver 2. (bound form) progressively; in the proper order (HSK 5)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

手

shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)

內

nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

托

tuō — 1. to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm 2. sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest) 3. (bound form) a shill 4. to ask; to beg; to entrust (variant of 託 (tuō)) 5. torr (unit of pressure) (HSK 6)

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

掌

zhǎng — 1. palm of the hand 2. sole of the foot 3. paw 4. horseshoe 5. to slap 6. to hold in one's hand 7. to wield

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

只見

zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)

大

dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)

如

rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)

雀

qiāo — 1. a freckle 2. lentigo

卵

luǎn — 1. egg; ovum; spawn 2. (coll.) testicles 3. (old) penis 4. (expletive) fucking (HSK 7-9)

燦

càn — 1. glorious 2. bright 3. brilliant 4. lustrous 5. resplendent

若

rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)

明

Míng — 1. Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) 2. surname Ming 3. Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God

霞

xiá — rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset

瑩

yíng — luster of gems

潤

rùn — 1. moist; glossy; sleek 2. to moisten; to lubricate 3. to embellish; to enhance 4. profit; remuneration 5. (neologism c. 2021) (slang) (loanword from "run") to emigrate (in order to flee adverse conditions) (HSK 7-9)

如

rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)

酥

sū — 1. flaky pastry 2. crunchy 3. limp 4. soft 5. silky (HSK 7-9)

五色

wǔ sè — 1. multicolored 2. the rainbow 3. garish

花紋

huā wén — decorative design (HSK 7-9)

纏

chán — 1. to wind around 2. to wrap round 3. to coil 4. tangle 5. to involve 6. to bother 7. to annoy (HSK 7-9)

護

hù — to protect (HSK 6)

這就

zhè jiù — 1. immediately 2. at once

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

大

dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)

荒山

huāng shān — 1. desert mountain 2. barren hill

中青

Zhōng Qīng — China Youth (official newspaper) (abbr. for 中國青年報 (Zhōng guó Qīng nián Bào))

埂

gěng — 1. strip of high ground 2. low earth dyke separating fields

峰

fēng — 1. (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit 2. mountain-like in appearance 3. highest level 4. classifier for camels

下

xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

塊

kuài — 1. lump; chunk; piece 2. classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc 3. (coll.) classifier for money and currency units (HSK 1)

頑

wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

幻

huàn — fantasy

相

Xiāng — surname Xiang

後人

hòu rén — later generation (HSK 7-9)

曾

Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

詩

Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)

嘲

cháo — 1. to ridicule 2. to mock

云

yún — (classical) to say (HSK 2)

闲言少述，且说宝玉来至梨香院中，先入薛姨妈室中来，正见薛姨妈打点针黹与丫鬟们呢。宝玉忙请了安，薛姨妈忙一把拉了他，抱入怀内，笑说：“这们冷天，我的儿，难为你想著来，快上炕来坐著罢。”命人倒滚滚的茶来。宝玉因问：“哥哥不在家？”薛姨妈叹道：“他是没笼头的马，天天忙不了，那里肯在家一日。”宝玉道：“姐姐可大安了？”薛姨妈道：“可是呢，你前儿又想著打发人来瞧他。他在里间不是，你去瞧他，里间比这里暖和，那里坐著，我收拾收拾就进去和你说话儿。”宝玉听说，忙下了炕来至里间门前，只见吊著半旧的红䌷软帘。宝玉掀帘一迈步进去，先就看见薛宝钗坐在炕上作针线，头上挽著漆黑油光的䰖儿，蜜合色棉袄，玫瑰紫二色金银鼠比肩褂，葱黄绫棉裙，一色半新不旧，看去不觉奢华。唇不点而红，眉不画而翠，脸若银盆，眼如水杏。罕言寡语，人谓藏愚，安分随时，自云守拙。宝玉一面看，一面问：“姐姐可大愈了？”宝钗抬头只见宝玉进来，连忙起身含笑答说：“已经大好了，倒多谢记挂著。”说著，让他在炕沿上坐了，即命莺儿斟茶来。一面又问老太太姨娘安，别的姐妹们都好。一面看宝玉头上戴著累丝嵌宝紫金冠，额上勒著二龙抢珠金抹额，身上穿著秋香色立蟒白狐腋箭袖，系著五色蝴蝶鸾绦，项上挂著长命锁，记名符，另外有一块落草时衔下来的宝玉。宝钗因笑说道：“成日家说你的这玉，究竟未曾细细的赏鉴，我今儿倒要瞧瞧。”说著便挪近前来。宝玉亦凑了上去，从项上摘了下来，递在宝钗手内。宝钗托于掌上，只见大如雀卵，灿若明霞，莹润如酥，五色花纹缠护。这就是大荒山中青埂峰下的那块顽石的幻相。后人曾有诗嘲云：

女媧煉石已荒唐，又向荒唐演大荒。Absurd enough it was when Nügua smelted stone; more absurd still, it went to act out the vast absurdity of this Waste itself.

女媧

Nǚ wā — Nüwa (creator of humans in Chinese mythology)

煉

liàn — 1. to refine 2. to smelt (HSK 7-9)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

已

yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)

荒唐

huāng táng — 1. beyond belief 2. preposterous 3. absurd 4. intemperate 5. dissipated

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

向

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)

荒唐

huāng táng — 1. beyond belief 2. preposterous 3. absurd 4. intemperate 5. dissipated

演

yǎn — 1. to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show) 2. (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task) (HSK 3)

大

dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)

荒

huāng — 1. desolate 2. shortage 3. scarce 4. out of practice 5. absurd 6. uncultivated 7. to neglect (HSK 7-9)

女娲炼石已荒唐，又向荒唐演大荒。

失去幽靈真境界，幻來親就臭皮囊。Having lost its true realm of numinous spirit, it came in illusion to take up with this stinking sack of skin.

失去

shī qù — to lose (HSK 3)

幽靈

yōu líng — 1. specter 2. apparition 3. ghost

真

zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)

境界

jìng jiè — 1. boundary 2. state 3. realm (HSK 7-9)

幻

huàn — fantasy

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

親

qīn — 1. parent 2. one's own (flesh and blood) 3. relative 4. related 5. marriage 6. bride 7. close 8. intimate 9. in person 10. first-hand 11. in favor of 12. pro- 13. to kiss 14. (Internet slang) dear (HSK 3)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

臭皮囊

chòu pí náng — this mortal flesh

失去幽灵真境界，幻来亲就臭皮囊。

好知運敗金無彩，堪歎時乖玉不光。Know well: when fortune fails, gold shows no luster; and sigh too, for when times go awry, even jade loses its sheen.

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

知

zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware

運

yùn — 1. to move 2. to transport 3. to use 4. to apply 5. fortune 6. luck 7. fate (HSK 5)

敗

bài — 1. to defeat 2. to damage 3. to lose (to an opponent) 4. to fail 5. to wither (HSK 4)

金

Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

彩

cǎi — 1. (bright) color 2. variety 3. applause 4. applaud 5. lottery prize

堪

kān — 1. (bound form) may; can 2. (bound form) to endure; to bear 3. (in 堪輿 (kān yú)) heaven (contrasted with earth 輿 (yú))

歎

tàn — variant of 嘆 (tàn)

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

乖

guāi — 1. (of a child) obedient, well-behaved 2. clever 3. shrewd 4. alert 5. perverse 6. contrary to reason 7. irregular 8. abnormal (HSK 7-9)

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

不光

bù guāng — 1. not the only one 2. not only (HSK 3)

好知运败金无彩，堪叹时乖玉不光。

白骨如山忘姓氏，無非公子與紅妝。White bones pile up like hills, their very names forgotten — nothing more, in the end, than young lords and their painted beauties.

白骨

bái gǔ — bones of the dead

如

rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

忘

wàng — 1. to forget 2. to overlook 3. to neglect (HSK 1)

姓氏

xìng shì — family name (HSK 7-9)

無非

wú fēi — 1. only 2. nothing else (HSK 7-9)

公子

gōng zǐ — 1. son of an official 2. son of nobility 3. your son (honorific)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

紅妝

hóng zhuāng — 1. beautiful feminine attire 2. (fig.) young woman

白骨如山忘姓氏，无非公子与红妆。

那頑石亦曾記下他這幻相并癩僧所鐫的篆文，今亦按圖畫于後。That block of stone had also once recorded this transfigured semblance of itself, together with the seal-script characters engraved on it by the mangy monk, and these are now likewise set down in a picture that follows.但其真体最小，方能從胎中小兒口內銜下。But its true substance was smallest of all, so small that it could be held in the mouth of an infant still fresh from the womb.今若按其体畫，恐字跡過于微細，使觀者大廢眼光，亦非暢事。Were it now drawn true to its actual size, the characters would surely be too minute, and would strain the reader's eyes to no good purpose, which would hardly be a pleasant thing.故今只按其形式，無非略展些規矩，使觀者便于燈下醉中可閱。And so here it is rendered only in outward form, merely spread out a little according to convention, so that the reader may find it easy to peruse by lamplight or in his cups.今注明此故，方無胎中之兒口有多大，怎得銜此狼犺蠢大之物等語之謗。This explanation is noted here so that no one may ask, in reproach, just how large an infant's mouth in the womb could be, that it should hold so clumsy and unwieldy a thing.

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

頑

wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

曾

Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)

記

jì — 1. to record 2. to note 3. to memorize 4. to remember 5. mark 6. sign 7. classifier for blows, kicks, shots (HSK 1)

下

xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

幻

huàn — fantasy

相

Xiāng — surname Xiang

并

Bīng — short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) (HSK 3)

癩

lài — 1. scabies 2. skin disease

僧

sēng — (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽 (sēng qié))

所

suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

鐫

juān — 1. to engrave (on wood or stone) 2. to inscribe

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

篆

zhuàn — 1. seal (of office) 2. seal script (a calligraphic style) 3. the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆 4. writing in seal script

文

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)

今

jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

按

àn — 1. to press 2. to push 3. to leave aside or shelve 4. to control 5. to restrain 6. to keep one's hand on 7. to check or refer to 8. according to 9. in the light of 10. (of an editor or author) to make a comment (HSK 3)

圖畫

tú huà — 1. drawing 2. picture (HSK 3)

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

後

hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)

但

dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)

其

qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)

真

zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)

体

tī — 1. used in 體己 (tī ji) 2. Taiwan pr. (tǐ)

最

zuì — 1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world") (HSK 1)

小

xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)

方能

fāng néng — can then (and only then)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

胎

tāi — 1. fetus 2. classifier for litters (of puppies etc) 3. padding (in clothing or bedding) 4. womb carrying a fetus 5. (fig.) origin 6. source 7. (loanword) tire (HSK 7-9)

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

小兒

xiǎo ér — 1. young child 2. (humble) my son

口

kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)

內

nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)

銜

xián — 1. bit (of a bridle) 2. to hold in the mouth 3. to harbor (feelings) 4. to link 5. to accept 6. rank 7. title

下

xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)

今

jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)

若

rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)

按

àn — 1. to press 2. to push 3. to leave aside or shelve 4. to control 5. to restrain 6. to keep one's hand on 7. to check or refer to 8. according to 9. in the light of 10. (of an editor or author) to make a comment (HSK 3)

其

qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)

体

tī — 1. used in 體己 (tī ji) 2. Taiwan pr. (tǐ)

畫

huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (HSK 2)

恐

kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear

字跡

zì jì — handwriting (HSK 7-9)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

于

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)

微細

wēi xì — microminiature (technology)

使

shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)

觀

Guàn — surname Guan

者

zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this

大

dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)

廢

fèi — 1. to abolish 2. to abandon 3. to abrogate 4. to discard 5. to depose 6. to oust 7. crippled 8. abandoned 9. waste (HSK 7-9)

眼光

yǎn guāng — 1. gaze 2. insight 3. foresight 4. vision 5. way of looking at things (HSK 5)

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

非

Fēi — abbr. for 非洲 (Fēi zhōu), Africa (HSK 4)

暢

chàng — 1. free 2. unimpeded 3. smooth 4. at ease 5. free from worry 6. fluent

事

shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)

故

gù — 1. happening 2. instance 3. reason 4. cause 5. intentional 6. former 7. old 8. friend 9. therefore 10. hence 11. (of people) to die, dead (HSK 7-9)

今

jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

按

àn — 1. to press 2. to push 3. to leave aside or shelve 4. to control 5. to restrain 6. to keep one's hand on 7. to check or refer to 8. according to 9. in the light of 10. (of an editor or author) to make a comment (HSK 3)

其

qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)

形式

xíng shì — 1. outer appearance 2. form 3. shape 4. formality 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

無非

wú fēi — 1. only 2. nothing else (HSK 7-9)

略

lüè — 1. brief; sketchy 2. outline; summary 3. to omit 4. (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly 5. plan; strategy 6. to capture (territory) (HSK 7-9)

展

Zhǎn — surname Zhan

些

xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)

規矩

guī ju — 1. lit. compass and set square 2. fig. established standard 3. rule 4. customs 5. practices 6. fig. upright and honest 7. well-behaved (HSK 7-9)

使

shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (HSK 3)

觀

Guàn — surname Guan

者

zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this

便于

biàn yú — easy to; convenient for (HSK 5)

燈

dēng — 1. lamp 2. light 3. lantern 4. classifier: 盞 (zhǎn) (HSK 2)

下

xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)

醉

zuì — intoxicated (HSK 5)

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

可

kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)

閱

yuè — 1. to inspect 2. to review 3. to read 4. to peruse 5. to go through 6. to experience

今

jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)

注明

zhù míng — to clearly indicate

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

故

gù — 1. happening 2. instance 3. reason 4. cause 5. intentional 6. former 7. old 8. friend 9. therefore 10. hence 11. (of people) to die, dead (HSK 7-9)

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

胎

tāi — 1. fetus 2. classifier for litters (of puppies etc) 3. padding (in clothing or bedding) 4. womb carrying a fetus 5. (fig.) origin 6. source 7. (loanword) tire (HSK 7-9)

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

口

kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

多大

duō dà — 1. how old? 2. how big? 3. how much? 4. so big 5. that much

怎

zěn — how

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

銜

xián — 1. bit (of a bridle) 2. to hold in the mouth 3. to harbor (feelings) 4. to link 5. to accept 6. rank 7. title

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

狼

láng — 1. wolf 2. classifier: 匹 (pǐ), 隻 (zhī), 條 (tiáo) (HSK 7-9)

犺

kàng — fierce dog

蠢

chǔn — 1. stupid 2. sluggish 3. clumsy 4. to wiggle (of worms) 5. to move in a disorderly fashion (HSK 7-9)

大

dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

物

wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

等

děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)

語

yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

謗

bàng — 1. to slander 2. to defame 3. to speak ill of

那顽石亦曾记下他这幻相并癞僧所镌的篆文，今亦按图画于后。但其真体最小，方能从胎中小儿口内衔下。今若按其体画，恐字迹过于微细，使观者大废眼光，亦非畅事。故今只按其形式，无非略展些规矩，使观者便于灯下醉中可阅。今注明此故，方无胎中之儿口有多大，怎得衔此狼犺蠢大之物等语之谤。

寶釵看畢，又從新翻過正面來細看，口內念道：“莫失莫忘，仙壽恒昌。”念了兩遍，乃回頭向鶯兒笑道：“你不去倒茶，也在這里發呆作什麼？”鶯兒嘻嘻笑道：“我聽這兩句話，倒象和姑娘的項圈上的兩句話是一對兒。”寶玉聽了，忙笑道：“原來姐姐那項圈上也有八個字，我也賞鑒賞鑒。”寶釵道：“你別聽他的話，沒有什麼字。”寶玉笑央：“好姐姐，你怎麼瞧我的了呢。”寶釵被纏不過，因說道：“也是個人給了兩句吉利話兒，所以鏨上了，叫天天帶著，不然，沉甸甸的有什麼趣兒。”一面說，一面解了排扣，從里面大紅襖上將那珠寶晶瑩黃金燦爛的瓔珞掏將出來。When Baochai had finished looking, she turned it over again to examine the front closely, reading aloud, "Never lose me, never forget me; eternal life, unending prosperity." She read it over twice, then turned to Yingr with a smile and said, "Instead of going to pour the tea, what are you standing there in a daze for?" Yingr said with a giggling laugh, "Hearing these two lines, it struck me — they seem to make a pair with the two lines on Miss's own necklet." On hearing this Baoyu said quickly with a smile, "So there are eight characters on your necklet too, sister — let me have a look and appreciate them as well." Baochai said, "Don't listen to her, there's nothing written on it." Baoyu pleaded with a smile, "Dear sister, how can you look at mine and not let me see yours?" Pestered past bearing, Baochai said, "Someone gave me two lucky phrases, and so they were engraved on it, to be worn every day — otherwise, what fun would there be in carrying around something so heavy?" So saying, she undid the row of buttons and drew out from beneath the crimson jacket the necklet, glittering with pearls and gems and radiant gold.寶玉忙托了鎖看時，果然一面有四個篆字，兩面八字，共成兩句吉讖。Baoyu at once took the lock in his hand to look, and indeed on one side were four seal-script characters, eight in all on the two sides, making together two lines of a lucky prophecy.亦曾按式畫下形相：These too have been drawn out according to their form, giving the likeness:

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

看

kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)

畢

Bì — surname Bi

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

新

Xīn — 1. abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 (Xīn jiāng) 2. abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 (Xīn jiā pō) 3. surname Xin (HSK 1)

翻過

fān guò — 1. to turn over 2. to transform

正面

zhèng miàn — 1. front 2. obverse side 3. right side 4. positive 5. direct 6. open (HSK 7-9)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

細看

xì kàn — 1. to peer 2. to scan 3. to examine carefully

口

kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)

內

nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)

念

niàn — 1. to read 2. to study (a subject) 3. to attend (a school) 4. to read aloud 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (classifier: 頓 (dùn)) 6. to miss (sb) 7. idea 8. remembrance 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn)) (HSK 3)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

莫

Mò — surname Mo

失

shī — 1. to lose 2. to miss 3. to fail

莫

Mò — surname Mo

忘

wàng — 1. to forget 2. to overlook 3. to neglect (HSK 1)

仙

xiān — immortal

壽

Shòu — surname Shou

恒

héng — variant of 恆 (héng)

昌

Chāng — surname Chang

念

niàn — 1. to read 2. to study (a subject) 3. to attend (a school) 4. to read aloud 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (classifier: 頓 (dùn)) 6. to miss (sb) 7. idea 8. remembrance 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn)) (HSK 3)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

兩

liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)

遍

biàn — 1. everywhere 2. all over 3. classifier for actions: one time (HSK 2)

乃

nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)

回頭

huí tóu — 1. to turn round; to turn one's head 2. later; by and by (HSK 5)

向

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)

鶯

yīng — oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

倒

dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)

茶

chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

發呆

fā dāi — 1. to stare blankly 2. to be stunned 3. to be lost in thought

作

zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)

什麼

shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)

鶯

yīng — oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

嘻嘻

xī xī — 1. hee hee 2. happy

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

兩句

liǎng jù — (say) a few words

話

huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)

倒

dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)

象

xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

姑娘

gū niang — 1. girl 2. young woman 3. young lady 4. daughter 5. paternal aunt (old) 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

項圈

xiàng quān — necklace

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

兩句

liǎng jù — (say) a few words

話

huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

一對兒

yī duì r — a pair; a couple

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

忙

máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

原來

yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)

姐姐

jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

項圈

xiàng quān — necklace

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

八

bā — eight (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

字

zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

賞鑒

shǎng jiàn — to appreciate (a work of art)

賞鑒

shǎng jiàn — to appreciate (a work of art)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

別

Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

的話

de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)

沒有什麼

méi yǒu shén me — 1. it is nothing 2. there's nothing ... about it

字

zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

央

yāng — 1. center 2. end 3. to beg 4. to plead

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

姐姐

jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

怎麼

zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)

瞧

qiáo — 1. to look at 2. to see 3. to see (a doctor) 4. to visit (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

被

bèi — 1. quilt 2. to cover (with) 3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) 4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) 5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)

纏

chán — 1. to wind around 2. to wrap round 3. to coil 4. tangle 5. to involve 6. to bother 7. to annoy (HSK 7-9)

不過

bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)

說道

shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

個人

gè rén — an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own (HSK 3)

給

gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

兩句

liǎng jù — (say) a few words

吉利

Jí lì — Geely, Chinese car make (HSK 6)

話

huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

所以

suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)

鏨

zàn — to engrave

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

叫

jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)

天天

tiān tiān — every day

帶

dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

不然

bù rán — 1. not so 2. no 3. or else 4. otherwise 5. if not 6. How about ...? (HSK 4)

沉甸甸

chén diàn diàn — heavy (HSK 7-9)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

什麼

shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)

趣

qù — 1. interesting 2. to interest

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

一面

yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

一面

yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)

解

Xiè — surname Xie (HSK 6)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

排

pái — 1. to arrange in order; to line up 2. to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge 3. (literary) to push aside; to force open 4. to rehearse 5. row; line 6. platoon 7. (bound form) steak; chop 8. (bound form) raft 9. classifier for rows or lines (of people or things) (HSK 2)

扣

kòu — 1. to fasten 2. to button 3. button 4. buckle 5. knot 6. to arrest 7. to confiscate 8. to deduct (money) 9. discount 10. to knock 11. to smash, spike or dunk (a ball) 12. to cover (with a bowl etc) 13. (fig.) to tag a label on sb 14. (Tw) (loanword) code (HSK 6)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

里面

lǐ miàn — variant of 裡面 (lǐ miàn) (HSK 3)

大紅

dà hóng — crimson

襖

ǎo — 1. coat 2. jacket 3. short and lined coat or robe

上將

shàng jiàng — 1. general 2. admiral 3. air chief marshal

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

珠寶

zhū bǎo — 1. pearls 2. jewels 3. precious stones (HSK 6)

晶瑩

jīng yíng — sparkling and translucent (HSK 7-9)

黃金

huáng jīn — 1. gold 2. golden (opportunity) 3. prime (time) (HSK 4)

燦爛

càn làn — 1. to glitter 2. brilliant 3. splendid (HSK 7-9)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

瓔珞

yīng luò — jade or pearl necklace

掏

tāo — 1. to fish out (from pocket) 2. to scoop (HSK 6)

將

jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)

出來

chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

忙

máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)

托

tuō — 1. to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm 2. sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest) 3. (bound form) a shill 4. to ask; to beg; to entrust (variant of 託 (tuō)) 5. torr (unit of pressure) (HSK 6)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

鎖

suǒ — 1. to lock; to lock up 2. a lock (classifier: 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)

看

kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

果然

guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (HSK 3)

一面

yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

篆

zhuàn — 1. seal (of office) 2. seal script (a calligraphic style) 3. the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆 4. writing in seal script

字

zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)

兩面

liǎng miàn — both sides

八字

bā zì — 1. the character 8 or 八 2. birthdate characters used in fortune-telling

共

gòng — 1. common 2. general 3. to share 4. together 5. total 6. altogether 7. abbr. for 共產黨 (Gòng chǎn dǎng), Communist party (HSK 4)

成

Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)

兩句

liǎng jù — (say) a few words

吉

Jí — 1. short name for Jilin 吉林 (Jí lín) 2. surname Ji

讖

chèn — (literary) prophecy; omen

亦

yì — also (HSK 7-9)

曾

Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)

按

àn — 1. to press 2. to push 3. to leave aside or shelve 4. to control 5. to restrain 6. to keep one's hand on 7. to check or refer to 8. according to 9. in the light of 10. (of an editor or author) to make a comment (HSK 3)

式

shì — 1. type 2. form 3. pattern 4. style (HSK 5)

畫

huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (HSK 2)

下

xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)

形

xíng — 1. to appear 2. to look 3. form 4. shape (HSK 6)

相

Xiāng — surname Xiang

宝钗看毕，又从新翻过正面来细看，口内念道：“莫失莫忘，仙寿恒昌。”念了两遍，乃回头向莺儿笑道：“你不去倒茶，也在这里发呆作什么？”莺儿嘻嘻笑道：“我听这两句话，倒象和姑娘的项圈上的两句话是一对儿。”宝玉听了，忙笑道：“原来姐姐那项圈上也有八个字，我也赏鉴赏鉴。”宝钗道：“你别听他的话，没有什么字。”宝玉笑央：“好姐姐，你怎么瞧我的了呢。”宝钗被缠不过，因说道：“也是个人给了两句吉利话儿，所以錾上了，叫天天带著，不然，沉甸甸的有什么趣儿。”一面说，一面解了排扣，从里面大红袄上将那珠宝晶莹黄金灿烂的璎珞掏将出来。宝玉忙托了锁看时，果然一面有四个篆字，两面八字，共成两句吉谶。亦曾按式画下形相：

寶玉看了，也念了兩遍，又念自己的兩遍，因笑問：“姐姐這八個字倒真與我的是一對。”鶯兒笑道：“是個癩頭和尚送的，他說必須鏨在金器上-”寶釵不待說完，便嗔他不去倒茶，一面又問寶玉從那里來。Baoyu looked at them, and read them over twice, then read his own two lines over twice more, and said with a laugh, "Why, sister, these eight characters of yours really do make a pair with mine." Yingr said with a laugh, "They were given by a mangy-headed monk, who said they must be engraved on a piece of gold—" But before she could finish, Baochai cut her off, scolding her for not going to pour the tea, and turned at once to ask Baoyu where he had come from.

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

看

kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

念

niàn — 1. to read 2. to study (a subject) 3. to attend (a school) 4. to read aloud 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (classifier: 頓 (dùn)) 6. to miss (sb) 7. idea 8. remembrance 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn)) (HSK 3)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

兩

liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)

遍

biàn — 1. everywhere 2. all over 3. classifier for actions: one time (HSK 2)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

念

niàn — 1. to read 2. to study (a subject) 3. to attend (a school) 4. to read aloud 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (classifier: 頓 (dùn)) 6. to miss (sb) 7. idea 8. remembrance 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn)) (HSK 3)

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

兩

liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)

遍

biàn — 1. everywhere 2. all over 3. classifier for actions: one time (HSK 2)

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

姐姐

jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

八

bā — eight (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

字

zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)

倒

dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)

真

zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

一對

yī duì — couple; pair

鶯

yīng — oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

癩

lài — 1. scabies 2. skin disease

頭

tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

和尚

hé shang — Buddhist monk (HSK 7-9)

送

sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

必須

bì xū — 1. to have to 2. must 3. compulsory 4. necessarily (HSK 2)

鏨

zàn — to engrave

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

金

Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)

器

qì — 1. device 2. tool 3. utensil 4. classifier: 臺 (tái)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

不待說

bù dài shuō — needless to say; it goes without saying

完

wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

嗔

chēn — 1. to be angry at 2. to be displeased and annoyed

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

倒

dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)

茶

chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)

一面

yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

宝玉看了，也念了两遍，又念自己的两遍，因笑问：“姐姐这八个字倒真与我的是一对。”莺儿笑道：“是个癞头和尚送的，他说必须錾在金器上-”宝钗不待说完，便嗔他不去倒茶，一面又问宝玉从那里来。

寶玉此時與寶釵就近，只聞一陣陣涼森森甜絲絲的幽香，竟不知系何香氣，遂問：“姐姐熏的是什麼香？Just then, being so close to Baochai, Baoyu caught a faint, cool, sweetish fragrance, and not knowing what scent it could be, he asked, "Sister, what is this incense you've been perfuming yourself with?我竟從未聞見過這味兒。”寶釵笑道：“我最怕熏香，好好的衣服，熏的煙燎火氣的。”寶玉道：“既如此，這是什麼香？”寶釵想了一想，笑道：“是了，是我早起吃了丸藥的香氣。”寶玉笑道：“什麼丸藥這麼好聞？I don't believe I've ever smelled anything quite like it." Baochai said with a smile, "I'm the last person to burn incense on my clothes — good clothes, and you smoke them up with soot and fumes." Baoyu said, "Well then, what is this scent?" Baochai thought a moment, then said with a smile, "Ah, I know — it must be the smell of the pills I took this morning." Baoyu said with a laugh, "What sort of pill smells this good?好姐姐，給我一丸嘗嘗。”寶釵笑道：“又混鬧了，一個藥也是混吃的？”Dear sister, give me one to try." Baochai said with a laugh, "There you go being silly again — is medicine something to be eaten just for fun?"

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

此時

cǐ shí — 1. now 2. this moment (HSK 5)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

就近

jiù jìn — 1. nearby 2. in a close neighborhood (HSK 7-9)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

聞

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)

一陣

yī zhèn — 1. a burst 2. a fit 3. a peal 4. a spell (period of time) (HSK 7-9)

陣

zhèn — 1. disposition of troops 2. wave 3. spate 4. burst 5. spell 6. short period of time 7. classifier for events or states of short duration (HSK 4)

涼

Liáng — the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼 (Nán Liáng) (397-414), Western Liang 西涼 (400-421) (HSK 2)

森森

sēn sēn — 1. dense (of trees) 2. thick 3. ghastly 4. eerie

甜

tián — 1. sweet 2. (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely (HSK 3)

絲

sī — 1. silk 2. thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips 3. classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc (HSK 7-9)

絲

sī — 1. silk 2. thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips 3. classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc (HSK 7-9)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

幽香

yōu xiāng — delicate fragrance

竟

jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)

不知

bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)

系

xì — 1. system 2. department 3. faculty (HSK 3)

何

Hé — surname He

香氣

xiāng qì — 1. fragrance 2. aroma 3. incense

遂

suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

姐姐

jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

熏

xūn — 1. to smoke 2. to fumigate 3. to assail the nostrils 4. to perfume (HSK 7-9)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

什麼

shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

竟

jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)

從未

cóng wèi — never (HSK 7-9)

聞見

wén jiàn — 1. to smell 2. to hear 3. knowledge 4. information

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

味兒

wèi r — taste (HSK 4)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

最

zuì — 1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world") (HSK 1)

怕

Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)

熏香

xūn xiāng — incense

好好

hǎo hǎo — well; carefully; nicely; properly (HSK 3)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

衣服

yī fu — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)

熏

xūn — 1. to smoke 2. to fumigate 3. to assail the nostrils 4. to perfume (HSK 7-9)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

煙

yān — 1. cigarette or pipe tobacco 2. classifier: 根 (gēn) 3. smoke 4. mist 5. vapour 6. classifier: 縷 (lǚ) 7. tobacco plant 8. (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke (HSK 3)

燎

liáo — 1. to burn 2. to set afire

火氣

huǒ qì — 1. anger 2. internal heat (TCM)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

既

jì — 1. already 2. since 3. both... (and...) (HSK 4)

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

什麼

shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

早起

zǎo qǐ — to get up early

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

丸

wán — 1. ball 2. pellet 3. pill (HSK 7-9)

藥

yào — 1. medicine 2. drug 3. substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) 4. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 服 (fù), 味 (wèi) 5. to poison (HSK 2)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

香氣

xiāng qì — 1. fragrance 2. aroma 3. incense

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

什麼

shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)

丸

wán — 1. ball 2. pellet 3. pill (HSK 7-9)

藥

yào — 1. medicine 2. drug 3. substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) 4. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 服 (fù), 味 (wèi) 5. to poison (HSK 2)

這麼

zhè me — 1. so much 2. this much 3. how much? 4. this way 5. like this (HSK 2)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

聞

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

姐姐

jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

給

gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

丸

wán — 1. ball 2. pellet 3. pill (HSK 7-9)

嘗

cháng — 1. to taste; to try (food) 2. to experience 3. (literary) ever; once (HSK 5)

嘗

cháng — 1. to taste; to try (food) 2. to experience 3. (literary) ever; once (HSK 5)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

混

hún — 1. muddy; turbid (variant of 渾 (hún)) 2. brainless; foolish (variant of 渾 (hún)) 3. Taiwan pr. (hùn) (HSK 6)

鬧

nào — 1. noisy 2. cacophonous 3. to make noise 4. to disturb 5. to vent (feelings) 6. to fall ill 7. to have an attack (of sickness) 8. to go in (for some activity) 9. to joke (HSK 4)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

一個

yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

藥

yào — 1. medicine 2. drug 3. substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) 4. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 服 (fù), 味 (wèi) 5. to poison (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

混

hún — 1. muddy; turbid (variant of 渾 (hún)) 2. brainless; foolish (variant of 渾 (hún)) 3. Taiwan pr. (hùn) (HSK 6)

吃的

chī de — (coll.) food

宝玉此时与宝钗就近，只闻一阵阵凉森森甜丝丝的幽香，竟不知系何香气，遂问：“姐姐熏的是什么香？我竟从未闻见过这味儿。”宝钗笑道：“我最怕熏香，好好的衣服，熏的烟燎火气的。”宝玉道：“既如此，这是什么香？”宝钗想了一想，笑道：“是了，是我早起吃了丸药的香气。”宝玉笑道：“什么丸药这么好闻？好姐姐，给我一丸尝尝。”宝钗笑道：“又混闹了，一个药也是混吃的？”

一語未了，忽聽外面人說：“林姑娘來了。”話猶未了，林黛玉已搖搖的走了進來，一見了寶玉，便笑道：“噯喲，我來的不巧了！”寶玉等忙起身笑讓坐，寶釵因笑道：“這話怎麼說？”黛玉笑道：“早知他來，我就不來了。”寶釵道：“我更不解這意。”黛玉笑道：“要來一群都來，要不來一個也不來，今兒他來了，明兒我再來，如此間錯開了來著，豈不天天有人來了？Before she had finished speaking, they suddenly heard someone outside say, "Miss Lin has arrived." The words were scarcely out when Lin Daiyu came swaying in, and the moment she saw Baoyu she said with a laugh, "Oh dear, I've come at a bad time!" Baoyu and the others hastily rose with a smile to offer her a seat, and Baochai asked with a smile, "What do you mean by that?" Daiyu said with a laugh, "If I'd known he'd be here, I wouldn't have come." Baochai said, "Now I understand you even less." Daiyu said with a laugh, "Come all together in a crowd, or don't come at all — today he comes, tomorrow I'll come instead, and so we'll take turns coming on different days — won't that mean someone comes every day?也不至于太冷落，也不至于太熱鬧了。That way it won't be too lonely, and it won't be too lively either.姐姐如何反不解這意思？”How is it you, of all people, don't understand that, sister?"

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

語

yǔ — 1. dialect 2. language 3. speech

未了

wèi liǎo — 1. unfinished 2. outstanding (business) 3. unfulfilled

忽

Hū — surname Hu

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

外面

wài miàn — 1. outside (also pr. (wài mian) for this sense) 2. surface 3. exterior 4. external appearance (HSK 3)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

姑娘

gū niang — 1. girl 2. young woman 3. young lady 4. daughter 5. paternal aunt (old) 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

話

huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)

猶

yóu — 1. as if 2. (just) like 3. just as 4. still 5. yet

未了

wèi liǎo — 1. unfinished 2. outstanding (business) 3. unfulfilled

林黛玉

Lín Dài yù — Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉

已

yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)

搖

Yáo — surname Yao (HSK 4)

搖

Yáo — surname Yao (HSK 4)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

走

zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

見

jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

噯

ǎi — 1. to belch 2. (interj. of disapproval)

喲

yō — 1. Oh! (interjection indicating slight surprise) 2. also pr. (yāo)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

不巧

bù qiǎo — 1. too bad 2. unfortunately 3. as luck would have it

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

等

děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)

忙

máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)

起身

qǐ shēn — 1. to get up 2. to leave 3. to set forth

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

讓坐

ràng zuò — variant of 讓座 (ràng zuò)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

話

huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)

怎麼

zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

早知

zǎo zhī — to know in advance

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

更

gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)

不解

bù jiě — 1. to not understand 2. to be puzzled by 3. indissoluble (HSK 7-9)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

意

yì — 1. (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense 2. (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 3. (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利 (Yì dà lì))

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

群

qún — 1. group 2. crowd 3. flock, herd, pack etc (HSK 3)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

要不

yào bù — 1. otherwise 2. or else 3. how about...? 4. either... (or...) (HSK 7-9)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

一個

yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

今兒

jīn r — (coll.) today

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

明兒

míng r — 1. (coll.) tomorrow 2. one of these days 3. some day

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

再

zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

間

jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)

錯開

cuò kāi — to stagger (times)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

來著

lái zhe — auxiliary showing sth happened in the past

豈不

qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?

天天

tiān tiān — every day

有人

yǒu rén — 1. someone 2. people 3. anyone 4. there is someone there 5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不至于

bù zhì yú — unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as (HSK 6)

太

tài — 1. highest 2. greatest 3. too (much) 4. very 5. extremely (HSK 1)

冷落

lěng luò — 1. desolate 2. unfrequented 3. to treat sb coldly 4. to snub 5. to cold shoulder (HSK 7-9)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不至于

bù zhì yú — unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as (HSK 6)

太

tài — 1. highest 2. greatest 3. too (much) 4. very 5. extremely (HSK 1)

熱鬧

rè nao — 1. bustling with noise and excitement 2. lively (HSK 4)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

姐姐

jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

如何

rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)

反

fǎn — 1. contrary 2. in reverse 3. inside out or upside down 4. to reverse 5. to return 6. to oppose 7. opposite 8. against 9. anti- 10. to rebel 11. to use analogy 12. instead 13. abbr. for 反切 (fǎn qiè) phonetic system (HSK 4)

不解

bù jiě — 1. to not understand 2. to be puzzled by 3. indissoluble (HSK 7-9)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

意思

yì si — 1. idea 2. opinion 3. meaning 4. wish 5. desire 6. interest 7. fun 8. token of appreciation, affection etc 9. classifier: 個 (gè) 10. to give as a small token 11. to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc (HSK 2)

一语未了，忽听外面人说：“林姑娘来了。”话犹未了，林黛玉已摇摇的走了进来，一见了宝玉，便笑道：“嗳哟，我来的不巧了！”宝玉等忙起身笑让坐，宝钗因笑道：“这话怎么说？”黛玉笑道：“早知他来，我就不来了。”宝钗道：“我更不解这意。”黛玉笑道：“要来一群都来，要不来一个也不来，今儿他来了，明儿我再来，如此间错开了来著，岂不天天有人来了？也不至于太冷落，也不至于太热闹了。姐姐如何反不解这意思？”

寶玉因見他外面罩著大紅羽緞對衿褂子，因問：“下雪了么？”地下婆娘們道：“下了這半日雪珠兒了。”寶玉道：“取了我的斗篷來不曾？”黛玉便道：“是不是，我來了他就該去了。”寶玉笑道：“我多早晚兒說要去了？Noticing that Daiyu had on over her clothes a crimson felted cape with matching front closures, Baoyu asked, "Is it snowing?" The old women on the floor said, "It's been snowing pellets for some while now." Baoyu said, "Has my cloak been brought?" Daiyu then said, "Just as I thought — the moment I come, he has to be going." Baoyu said with a laugh, "When did I ever say I was leaving?不過拿來預備著。”寶玉的奶母李嬤嬤因說道：“天又下雪，也好早晚的了，就在這里同姐姐妹妹一處頑頑罷。It's only being brought to have ready." Baoyu's wet-nurse, Nurse Li, then said, "It's snowing besides, and it's about time anyway — you might as well stay here and enjoy yourself a while with your sisters and cousins.姨媽那里擺茶果子呢。Your aunt has laid out tea and refreshments there.我叫丫頭去取了斗篷來，說給小幺兒們散了罷。”寶玉應允。I'll send a maid to fetch the cloak, and tell the little pages they may go on and disperse." Baoyu agreed.李嬤嬤出去，命小廝們都各散去不提。Nurse Li went out and told the young servants to all disperse — no more of that for now.

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)

見

jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

外面

wài miàn — 1. outside (also pr. (wài mian) for this sense) 2. surface 3. exterior 4. external appearance (HSK 3)

罩

zhào — 1. to cover; to spread over 2. a cover; a shade; a hood 3. bamboo fish trap 4. bamboo chicken coop 5. (Tw) (coll.) to protect; to have sb's back 6. (Tw) (coll.) awesome; incredible 7. (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住 (zhào dé zhù)) to have things under control; to be able to handle it (HSK 7-9)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

大紅

dà hóng — crimson

羽緞

yǔ duàn — camlet (silk fabric)

對

duì — 1. right; correct 2. towards; at; for 3. concerning; regarding 4. to treat (sb a certain way) 5. to face 6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching 7. to match together; to adjust 8. to fit; to suit 9. to answer; to reply 10. to add; to pour in (a fluid) 11. to check; to compare 12. classifier: couple; pair (HSK 1)

衿

jīn — 1. collar 2. belt 3. variant of 襟 (jīn)

褂子

guà zi — unlined upper garment

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

下雪

xià xuě — to snow (HSK 2)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

么

Yāo — surname Yao

地下

dì xià — 1. underground 2. subterranean 3. covert (HSK 4)

婆娘

pó niang — 1. (dialect) wife 2. (derog.) woman

們

men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

下

xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

半

bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)

雪

Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)

珠

zhū — 1. bead 2. pearl 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

取

qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

斗篷

dǒu peng — 1. cloak 2. mantle

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

不曾

bù céng — hasn't yet; hasn't ever (HSK 5)

黛

dài — umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow

玉

yù — jade (HSK 4)

便道

biàn dào — 1. pavement 2. sidewalk 3. shortcut 4. makeshift road (HSK 7-9)

是不是

shì bu shì — is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

該

gāi — 1. should 2. ought to 3. probably 4. must be 5. to deserve 6. to owe 7. to be sb's turn to do sth 8. that 9. the above-mentioned (HSK 2)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

多早晚

duō zǎo wǎn — when?

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

不過

bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)

拿來

ná lái — 1. to bring 2. to fetch 3. to get

預備

yù bèi — 1. to prepare 2. to make ready 3. preparation 4. preparatory (HSK 5)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

奶母

nǎi mǔ — wet nurse

李

Lǐ — surname Li

嬤嬤

mó mo — 1. (dialect) elderly lady 2. wet nurse 3. Catholic nun

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)

說道

shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)

天

tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

下雪

xià xuě — to snow (HSK 2)

也好

yě hǎo — 1. that's fine 2. may as well 3. (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... (HSK 5)

早晚

zǎo wǎn — 1. morning and evening 2. (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later; one of these days 3. (coll.) (this, or that) point of time 4. (dialect) at some time in the future (HSK 6)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

同

tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)

姐姐

jiě jie — 1. older sister 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

妹妹

mèi mei — 1. younger sister 2. young woman 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

處

chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)

頑

wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty

頑

wán — 1. mischievous 2. obstinate 3. to play 4. stupid 5. stubborn 6. naughty

罷

bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish

姨媽

yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

擺

bǎi — 1. to arrange 2. to exhibit 3. to move to and fro 4. a pendulum (HSK 4)

茶

chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)

果子

guǒ zi — 1. fruit 2. variant of 餜子 (guǒ zi)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

叫

jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)

丫頭

yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)

去取

qù qǔ — to accept or reject

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

斗篷

dǒu peng — 1. cloak 2. mantle

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

給

gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)

小

xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)

幺

Yāo — surname Yao

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

們

men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

散

sǎn — 1. scattered 2. loose 3. to come loose 4. to fall apart 5. leisurely 6. powdered medicine (HSK 4)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

罷

bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

應允

yīng yǔn — 1. to give one's assent 2. to consent 3. Taiwan pr. (yìng yǔn)

李

Lǐ — surname Li

嬤嬤

mó mo — 1. (dialect) elderly lady 2. wet nurse 3. Catholic nun

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

命

mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)

小廝

xiǎo sī — (literary) underage male servant

們

men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

各

gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)

散

sǎn — 1. scattered 2. loose 3. to come loose 4. to fall apart 5. leisurely 6. powdered medicine (HSK 4)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

提

dī — used in 提防 (dī fang) and 提溜 (dī liu) (HSK 2)

宝玉因见他外面罩著大红羽缎对衿褂子，因问：“下雪了么？”地下婆娘们道：“下了这半日雪珠儿了。”宝玉道：“取了我的斗篷来不曾？”黛玉便道：“是不是，我来了他就该去了。”宝玉笑道：“我多早晚儿说要去了？不过拿来预备著。”宝玉的奶母李嬷嬷因说道：“天又下雪，也好早晚的了，就在这里同姐姐妹妹一处顽顽罢。姨妈那里摆茶果子呢。我叫丫头去取了斗篷来，说给小幺儿们散了罢。”宝玉应允。李嬷嬷出去，命小厮们都各散去不提。

這里薛姨媽已擺了幾樣細茶果來留他們吃茶。Here, Aunt Xue had already laid out several kinds of fine teas and delicacies to keep them for tea.寶玉因夸前日在那府里珍大嫂子的好鵝掌鴨信。Baoyu happened to praise the fine goose feet and duck tongues he had had the other day at Sister-in-law Zhen's place in that other mansion.薛姨媽聽了，忙也把自己糟的取了些來與他嘗。Hearing this, Aunt Xue at once had some of her own home-pickled ones brought out for him to try.寶玉笑道：“這個須得就酒才好。”薛姨媽便令人去灌了最上等的酒來。Baoyu said with a smile, "These really need wine to go with them to be at their best." Aunt Xue at once sent someone to warm up the very finest wine.李嬤嬤便上來道：“姨太太，酒倒罷了。”寶玉央道：“媽媽，我只喝一鐘。”李嬤嬤道：“不中用！Nurse Li came forward and said, "Madam, perhaps the wine had best be left off." Baoyu pleaded, "Nanny, I'll only have one cup." Nurse Li said, "It won't do!當著老太太，太太，那怕你吃一壇呢。In front of Grandmother and Madam, you might drink a whole jarful for all it matters.想那日我眼錯不見一會，不知是那一個沒調教的，只圖討你的好兒，不管別人死活，給了你一口酒吃，葬送的我挨了兩日罵。But I remember the other day, the one moment I took my eyes off you, some ill-taught person or other, just to curry favor with you and never mind anyone else's welfare, gave you a mouthful of wine to drink, and it was I who ended up taking the blame and getting scolded for two whole days.姨太太不知道，他性子又可惡，吃了酒更弄性。You don't know it, Madam, but his temper is a difficult one, and once he's had wine he only grows more willful.有一日老太太高興了，又盡著他吃，什麼日子又不許他吃，何苦我白賠在里面。”薛姨媽笑道：“老貨，你只放心吃你的去。There are days when Grandmother is in good spirits and lets him drink his fill, and other days when he's not allowed a drop — why should I be the one left to suffer for it for nothing?" Aunt Xue said with a laugh, "Now, old dear, don't you worry, just go and have your own drink.我也不許他吃多了。I won't let him drink too much either.便是老太太問，有我呢。”一面令小丫鬟：“來，讓你奶奶們去，也吃杯搪搪雪氣。”那李嬤嬤聽如此說，只得和眾人去吃些酒水。And even if Grandmother should ask, I'll answer for it." Then she told a young maid, "Here, take the nannies off to have a cup too, to keep out the chill of the snow." Hearing this, Nurse Li had no choice but to go off with the others to have some wine.這里寶玉又說：“不必溫暖了，我只愛吃冷的。”薛姨媽忙道：“這可使不得，吃了冷酒，寫字手打颭兒。”寶釵笑道：“寶兄弟，虧你每日家雜學旁收的，難道就不知道酒性最熱，若熱吃下去，發散的就快，若冷吃下去，便凝結在內，以五臟去暖他，豈不受害？Here Baoyu said again, "No need to warm it — I only care for it cold." Aunt Xue said quickly, "That will never do — drink cold wine and your hand will shake when you write." Baochai said with a smile, "Brother Bao, with all the odd bits of learning you pick up every day, can it be you don't know that wine by nature is very hot — if you drink it warm, it disperses quickly, but if you drink it cold, it congeals inside you, and your five organs then have to work to warm it — isn't that harmful?從此還不快不要吃那冷的了。”寶玉聽這話有情理，便放下冷酒，命人暖來方飲。From now on, hurry and stop drinking it cold." Baoyu found this reasoning sound, so he set aside the cold wine and had it warmed before he drank.

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

薛

Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)

姨媽

yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt

已

yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)

擺

bǎi — 1. to arrange 2. to exhibit 3. to move to and fro 4. a pendulum (HSK 4)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

幾樣

jǐ yàng — several kinds

細

xì — 1. thin or slender 2. finely particulate 3. thin and soft 4. fine 5. delicate 6. trifling 7. (of a sound) quiet 8. frugal (HSK 4)

茶

chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)

果

guǒ — 1. fruit 2. result 3. resolute 4. indeed 5. if really

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

留

liú — 1. to leave (a message etc) 2. to retain 3. to stay 4. to remain 5. to keep 6. to preserve (HSK 2)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)

茶

chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)

夸

kuā — used in transliteration (HSK 7-9)

前日

qián rì — day before yesterday

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

府

fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

珍

zhēn — 1. precious thing 2. treasure 3. culinary delicacy 4. rare 5. valuable 6. to value highly

大嫂

dà sǎo — 1. older brother's wife 2. sister-in-law 3. elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)

子

zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

鵝掌

é zhǎng — goose foot

鴨

yā — 1. duck (classifier: 隻 (zhī)) 2. (slang) male prostitute

信

xìn — 1. letter 2. mail 3. classifier: 封 (fēng) 4. to trust 5. to believe 6. to profess faith in 7. truthful 8. confidence 9. trust 10. at will 11. at random (HSK 2)

薛

Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)

姨媽

yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

忙

máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)

糟

zāo — 1. dregs 2. draff 3. pickled in wine 4. rotten 5. messy 6. ruined (HSK 5)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

取

qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

些

xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

與

yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

嘗

cháng — 1. to taste; to try (food) 2. to experience 3. (literary) ever; once (HSK 5)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

這個

zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this

須

xū — 1. must 2. to have to 3. to wait (HSK 7-9)

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)

才

cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

薛

Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)

姨媽

yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

令人

lìng rén — 1. to cause one (to do sth) 2. to make one (angry, delighted etc)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

灌

guàn — 1. to irrigate 2. to pour 3. to install (software) 4. to record (music) (HSK 7-9)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

最

zuì — 1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world") (HSK 1)

上等

shàng děng — 1. highest quality 2. top-notch

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

李

Lǐ — surname Li

嬤嬤

mó mo — 1. (dialect) elderly lady 2. wet nurse 3. Catholic nun

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

上來

shàng lái — 1. to come up 2. to approach 3. (verb complement indicating success) (HSK 3)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

姨太太

yí tài tai — concubine

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)

倒

dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)

罷了

bà le — a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) (HSK 6)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

央

yāng — 1. center 2. end 3. to beg 4. to plead

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

媽媽

mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

喝

hē — 1. to drink 2. variant of 嗬 (hē) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

鐘

zhōng — 1. a (large) bell (classifier: 架 (jià)) 2. clock (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 3. amount of time; o'clock (classifier: 點 (diǎn), 分 (fēn), 秒 (miǎo)) (as in 三點鐘 (sān diǎn zhōng) "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘 (wǔ fēn zhōng) "five minutes" etc) (HSK 3)

李

Lǐ — surname Li

嬤嬤

mó mo — 1. (dialect) elderly lady 2. wet nurse 3. Catholic nun

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

不中用

bù zhōng yòng — 1. unfit for anything 2. no good 3. useless 4. (of a sick person) beyond hope

當著

dāng zhe — 1. in front of 2. in the presence of (HSK 7-9)

老太太

lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)

太太

tài tai — 1. married woman 2. Mrs. 3. Madam 4. wife 5. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 2)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

怕

Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

壇

tán — 1. altar 2. platform; rostrum 3. (bound form) (sporting, literary etc) circles; world (HSK 7-9)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

眼

yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)

錯

Cuò — surname Cuo (HSK 1)

不見

bù jiàn — 1. not to see 2. not to meet 3. to have disappeared 4. to be missing (HSK 6)

一會

yī huì — 1. a moment 2. a while 3. in a moment 4. also pr. (yī huǐ)

不知

bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

一個

yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

沒

méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)

調教

tiáo jiào — 1. to instruct 2. to teach 3. to train 4. to raise (livestock)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

圖

tú — 1. diagram 2. picture 3. drawing 4. chart 5. map 6. classifier: 張 (zhāng) 7. to plan 8. to scheme 9. to attempt 10. to pursue 11. to seek (HSK 3)

討

tǎo — 1. to invite 2. to provoke 3. to demand or ask for 4. to send armed forces to suppress 5. to denounce or condemn 6. to marry (a woman) 7. to discuss or study (HSK 7-9)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

不管

bù guǎn — 1. not to be concerned 2. regardless of 3. no matter (HSK 4)

別人

bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)

死活

sǐ huó — 1. life or death 2. fate 3. no matter what 4. anyway 5. for the life of me

給

gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

一口

yī kǒu — 1. readily 2. flatly (deny, admit and so on) 3. a mouthful 4. a bite

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)

葬送

zàng sòng — 1. to hold a funeral procession and burial 2. to give sb a final send-off 3. (fig.) to ruin (one's future prospects etc)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

挨

āi — 1. in order; in sequence 2. close to; adjacent to (HSK 6)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

兩

liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)

罵

mà — 1. to scold 2. to abuse 3. to curse 4. classifier: 通 (tòng), 頓 (dùn) (HSK 5)

姨太太

yí tài tai — concubine

不知

bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

他性

tā xìng — otherness

子

zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

可惡

kě wù — 1. repulsive 2. vile 3. hateful 4. abominable (HSK 7-9)

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)

更

gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)

弄

lòng — 1. lane 2. alley (HSK 2)

性

xìng — 1. nature 2. character 3. property 4. quality 5. attribute 6. sexuality 7. sex 8. gender 9. suffix forming adjective from verb 10. suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity 11. essence 12. classifier: 個 (gè)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)

老太太

lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)

高興

gāo xìng — 1. happy 2. glad 3. willing (to do sth) 4. in a cheerful mood (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

盡

jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)

什麼

shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)

日子

rì zi — 1. day 2. a (calendar) date 3. days of one's life (HSK 2)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

不許

bù xǔ — 1. not to allow 2. must not 3. can't (HSK 5)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)

何苦

hé kǔ — 1. why bother? 2. is it worth the trouble? (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

白

Bái — 1. surname Bai 2. Bai ethnic group (HSK 1)

賠

péi — 1. to compensate for loss 2. to indemnify 3. to suffer a financial loss (HSK 5)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

里面

lǐ miàn — variant of 裡面 (lǐ miàn) (HSK 3)

薛

Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)

姨媽

yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

老

lǎo — 1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 2. old (of people) 3. venerable (person) 4. experienced 5. of long standing 6. always 7. all the time 8. of the past 9. very 10. outdated 11. (of meat etc) tough (HSK 1)

貨

huò — 1. goods 2. money 3. commodity 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

放心

fàng xīn — 1. to feel relieved 2. to feel reassured 3. to be at ease (HSK 2)

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不許

bù xǔ — 1. not to allow 2. must not 3. can't (HSK 5)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)

多

duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

便是

biàn shì — 1. (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) 2. precisely 3. exactly 4. even 5. if 6. just like 7. in the same way as (HSK 6)

老太太

lǎo tài tai — 1. elderly lady (respectful) 2. esteemed mother 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 3)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

一面

yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)

令

líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)

小

xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)

丫鬟

yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

讓

ràng — 1. to yield 2. to permit 3. to let sb do sth 4. to have sb do sth 5. to make sb (feel sad etc) 6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

奶奶

nǎi nai — 1. (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 2. (respectful) mistress of the house 3. classifier: 位 (wèi) 4. (coll.) boobies 5. breasts (HSK 1)

們

men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)

杯

bēi — 1. cup 2. trophy cup 3. classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup (HSK 1)

搪

táng — 1. to keep out 2. to hold off 3. to ward off 4. to evade 5. to spread 6. to coat 7. to smear 8. to daub

搪

táng — 1. to keep out 2. to hold off 3. to ward off 4. to evade 5. to spread 6. to coat 7. to smear 8. to daub

雪

Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)

氣

qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

李

Lǐ — surname Li

嬤嬤

mó mo — 1. (dialect) elderly lady 2. wet nurse 3. Catholic nun

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

只得

zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

眾人

zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)

些

xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)

酒水

jiǔ shuǐ — alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (e.g. on a menu) (HSK 6)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

不必

bù bì — 1. need not 2. does not have to 3. not necessarily (HSK 3)

溫暖

wēn nuǎn — warm (HSK 3)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)

冷

Lěng — surname Leng (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

薛

Xuē — 1. surname Xue 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)

姨媽

yí mā — 1. (coll.) mother's sister 2. maternal aunt

忙

máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

可

kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)

使不得

shǐ bu de — 1. cannot be used 2. must not (do sth) 3. unacceptable

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

冷

Lěng — surname Leng (HSK 1)

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)

寫字

xiě zì — 1. to write (by hand) 2. to practice calligraphy

手

shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)

打

dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)

颭

zhǎn — to sway in the wind

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

釵

chāi — hairpin

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

兄弟

xiōng dì — 1. brothers 2. younger brother 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) 5. brotherly 6. fraternal (HSK 4)

虧

kuī — 1. to lose (money); to have a deficit 2. to be deficient 3. to treat unfairly 4. luckily; fortunately; thanks to 5. (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations) (HSK 5)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

每日

měi rì — 1. daily 2. (soup etc) of the day

家

jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

雜

zá — 1. mixed 2. miscellaneous 3. various 4. to mix (HSK 6)

學

xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)

旁

páng — 1. one side 2. other 3. different 4. lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂 (dāo), 亻 (rén) etc) (HSK 5)

收

shōu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to collect 4. to put away 5. to restrain 6. to stop 7. in care of (used on address line after name) (HSK 2)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

難道

nán dào — 1. don't tell me ... 2. could it be that...? (HSK 3)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

不知

bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)

性

xìng — 1. nature 2. character 3. property 4. quality 5. attribute 6. sexuality 7. sex 8. gender 9. suffix forming adjective from verb 10. suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity 11. essence 12. classifier: 個 (gè)

最

zuì — 1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world") (HSK 1)

熱

rè — 1. to warm up 2. to heat up 3. hot (of weather) 4. heat 5. fervent (HSK 1)

若

rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)

熱

rè — 1. to warm up 2. to heat up 3. hot (of weather) 4. heat 5. fervent (HSK 1)

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)

下去

xià qù — 1. to go down 2. to descend 3. to go on 4. to continue 5. (of a servant) to withdraw (HSK 3)

發散

fā sàn — 1. to disperse 2. to diverge

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

快

kuài — 1. rapid 2. quick 3. speed 4. rate 5. soon 6. almost 7. to make haste 8. clever 9. sharp (of knives or wits) 10. forthright 11. plainspoken 12. gratified 13. pleased 14. pleasant (HSK 1)

若

rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)

冷

Lěng — surname Leng (HSK 1)

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)

下去

xià qù — 1. to go down 2. to descend 3. to go on 4. to continue 5. (of a servant) to withdraw (HSK 3)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

凝結

níng jié — 1. to condense 2. to solidify 3. to coagulate 4. clot (of blood)

在內

zài nèi — 1. (included) in it 2. among them (HSK 5)

以

Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)

五臟

wǔ zàng — five viscera of TCM, namely: heart 心 (xīn), liver 肝 (gān), spleen 脾 (pí), lungs 肺 (fèi) and kidneys 腎 (shèn)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

暖

nuǎn — 1. warm 2. to warm (HSK 5)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

豈不

qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?

受害

shòu hài — 1. to suffer damage, injury etc 2. damaged 3. injured 4. killed 5. robbed (HSK 7-9)

從此

cóng cǐ — 1. from now on 2. since then 3. henceforth (HSK 4)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

不快

bù kuài — 1. unhappy 2. in low spirits 3. (of a knife) not sharp

不要

bù yào — don't!; must not (HSK 2)

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

冷

Lěng — surname Leng (HSK 1)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

寶玉

bǎo yù — 1. precious jade 2. treasures

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

話

huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)

有情

yǒu qíng — 1. to be in love 2. sentient beings (Buddhism)

理

lǐ — 1. texture 2. grain (of wood) 3. inner essence 4. intrinsic order 5. reason 6. logic 7. truth 8. science 9. natural science (esp. physics) 10. to manage 11. to pay attention to 12. to run (affairs) 13. to handle 14. to put in order 15. to tidy up (HSK 6)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

放下

fàng xià — 1. to lay down; to put down 2. to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside 3. to lower (the blinds etc) (HSK 2)

冷

Lěng — surname Leng (HSK 1)

酒

jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)

命

mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

暖

nuǎn — 1. warm 2. to warm (HSK 5)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

飲

yǐn — to drink